How To Install node-string-decoder on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-string-decoder

node-string-decoder is:

node-string-decoder provides a string_decoder module compatible with string_decoder module from Node.js core but adapted for browsers context.

Node.js string_decoder module provides an API for decoding Buffer objects into strings in a manner that preserves encoded multi-byte UTF-8 and UTF-16 characters.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-string-decoder

Install node-string-decoder Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-string-decoder

Install node-string-decoder 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-string-decoder using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-string-decoder

How To Uninstall node-string-decoder on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-string-decoder

Uninstall node-string-decoder And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-string-decoder

Remove node-string-decoder Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-string-decoder

Remove node-string-decoder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-string-decoder

Dependencies

node-string-decoder have the following dependencies:

• node-safe-buffer
• nodejs

References

• node-string-decoder website

Summary

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