How To Install node-policyfile on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-policyfile on Kali Linux.

What is node-policyfile

node-policyfile is:

A server to respond to Flash Socket Policy requests, both inline and through a dedicated server instance.

Use it to allow or disallow Flash Player sockets from accessing your site.

There are three methods to install node-policyfile on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install node-policyfile Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install node-policyfile using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-policyfile

Install node-policyfile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-policyfile using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-policyfile

Install node-policyfile Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install node-policyfile using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-policyfile

How To Uninstall node-policyfile on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-policyfile package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-policyfile

Uninstall node-policyfile And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-policyfile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-policyfile

Remove node-policyfile Configurations and Data

To remove node-policyfile configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-policyfile

Remove node-policyfile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-policyfile configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-policyfile

Dependencies

node-policyfile have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-policyfile website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-policyfile package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.