How To Install node-shiny-server-client on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-shiny-server-client on Kali Linux.

What is node-shiny-server-client

node-shiny-server-client is:

This Node.js package provides unified client code for Shiny Server, Shiny Server Pro, and RStudio Connect. Previously, each server product had its own version of this code with slight differences. This package provides the superset of functionality needed by the different products, and runtime options determine what features to enable.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-shiny-server-client

Install node-shiny-server-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-shiny-server-client

Install node-shiny-server-client 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-shiny-server-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-shiny-server-client

How To Uninstall node-shiny-server-client on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-shiny-server-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-shiny-server-client

Uninstall node-shiny-server-client And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-shiny-server-client

Remove node-shiny-server-client Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-shiny-server-client

Remove node-shiny-server-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-shiny-server-client

Dependencies

node-shiny-server-client have the following dependencies:

• node-inherits
• node-pinkyswear
• nodejs

References

• node-shiny-server-client website

Summary

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