How To Install node-posix-getopt on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-posix-getopt

node-posix-getopt is:

It implements the POSIX getopt() function for Node.js, hence a functional interface for option parsing.

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

There are three methods to install node-posix-getopt 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-posix-getopt 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-posix-getopt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-posix-getopt

Install node-posix-getopt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-posix-getopt

Install node-posix-getopt 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-posix-getopt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-posix-getopt

How To Uninstall node-posix-getopt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-posix-getopt

Uninstall node-posix-getopt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-posix-getopt

Remove node-posix-getopt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-posix-getopt

Remove node-posix-getopt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-posix-getopt

Dependencies

node-posix-getopt have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-posix-getopt website

Summary

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