How To Install node-should on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-should

node-should is:

Should is an expressive, readable, test framework agnostic, assertion library. It helps keeping test code clean and error messages helpful.

It extends Object.prototype with a single non-enumerable getter that allows one to express how the object should behave.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-should

Install node-should Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-should

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-should

How To Uninstall node-should on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-should

Uninstall node-should And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-should

Remove node-should Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-should

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-should have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-should website

Summary

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