How To Install node-proxy on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-proxy on Kali Linux. node-proxy is HTTP proxy written with Node.js

Introduction

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

What is node-proxy

node-proxy is:

This module provides standard HTTP proxy logic. Servers can be scripted using the proxy server API.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-proxy

Install node-proxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-proxy

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-proxy

How To Uninstall node-proxy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-proxy

Uninstall node-proxy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-proxy

Remove node-proxy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-proxy

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-proxy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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