How To Install node-proxy-addr on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-proxy-addr

node-proxy-addr is:

This module allows one to list and optionally filter remote addresses of an incoming request, as populated by the HTTP X-Forwarded-For header.

It works with both IPv4 and IPv6 and can filter addresses using pre-defined names like “loopback”, “linklocal” or “uniquelocal” (which are expanded internally into IP addresses or ranges), or using a custom function.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-proxy-addr

Install node-proxy-addr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-proxy-addr

Install node-proxy-addr 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-proxy-addr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-proxy-addr

How To Uninstall node-proxy-addr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-proxy-addr

Uninstall node-proxy-addr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-proxy-addr

Remove node-proxy-addr Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-proxy-addr

Remove node-proxy-addr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-proxy-addr

Dependencies

node-proxy-addr have the following dependencies:

• node-ipaddr.js

References

• node-proxy-addr website

Summary

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