How To Install node-read-pkg on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-read-pkg

node-read-pkg is:

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-read-pkg

Install node-read-pkg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-read-pkg

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-read-pkg

How To Uninstall node-read-pkg on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-read-pkg

Uninstall node-read-pkg And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove node-read-pkg Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-read-pkg have the following dependencies:

• node-parse-json
• node-normalize-package-data

References

• node-read-pkg website

Summary

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