How To Install node-read on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-read

node-read is:

node-read extends Node.js readline.question builtin method with options like silent input, replaced input, timeout or default value.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-read

Install node-read Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-read

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-read

How To Uninstall node-read on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-read

Uninstall node-read And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-read

Remove node-read Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-read

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-read have the following dependencies:

• node-mute-stream
• nodejs

References

• node-read website

Summary

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