How To Install node-recast on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-recast on Kali Linux. node-recast is Pretty printer and syntax tree transformer for JavaScript

Introduction

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

What is node-recast

node-recast is:

JavaScript syntax tree transformer, nondestructive pretty-printer, and automatic source map generator

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-recast

Install node-recast Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-recast

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-recast

How To Uninstall node-recast on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-recast

Uninstall node-recast And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-recast

Remove node-recast Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-recast

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-recast have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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