How To Install node-retape on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-retape

node-retape is:

This module allow one to use node-tape module for running commonJS test suite (node-test).

You can also mix with this module, commonJS test suite and node-tape test suite.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-retape

Install node-retape Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-retape

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-retape

How To Uninstall node-retape on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-retape

Uninstall node-retape And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-retape

Remove node-retape Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-retape

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-retape have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-tape
• node-test

References

• node-retape website

Summary

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