How To Install node-retry on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-retry

node-retry is:

node-retry abstracts exponential and custom retry strategies for failed operations. Its parameters are the number of retries, exponential factor, minimum and maximum (randomized) timeouts.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-retry

Install node-retry Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-retry

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-retry

How To Uninstall node-retry on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-retry

Uninstall node-retry And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-retry

Remove node-retry Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-retry

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-retry have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-retry website

Summary

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