How To Install node-require-dir on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-require-dir

node-require-dir is:

Node helper to require() directories. The directory’s files are examined, and each one that can be require()’d is require()’d and returned as part of a hash from that file’s basename to its exported contents.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-require-dir

Install node-require-dir Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-require-dir

Install node-require-dir 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-require-dir using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-require-dir

How To Uninstall node-require-dir on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-require-dir

Uninstall node-require-dir And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-require-dir

Remove node-require-dir Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-require-dir

Remove node-require-dir configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-require-dir

Dependencies

node-require-dir have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-require-dir website

Summary

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