How To Install node-rimraf on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-rimraf

node-rimraf is:

node-rimraf is a Node.js module that provides asynchronous deep-deletion of files and directories.

The rimraf executable is a faster alternative to the rm -rf shell command.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-rimraf

Install node-rimraf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-rimraf

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-rimraf

How To Uninstall node-rimraf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-rimraf

Uninstall node-rimraf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-rimraf

Remove node-rimraf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-rimraf

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-rimraf have the following dependencies:

• node-glob
• nodejs

References

• node-rimraf website

Summary

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