How To Install node-superagent on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-superagent

node-superagent is:

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-superagent

Install node-superagent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-superagent

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-superagent

How To Uninstall node-superagent on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-superagent

Uninstall node-superagent And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-superagent

Remove node-superagent Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-superagent

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-superagent have the following dependencies:

• node-component-emitter
• node-cookiejar
• node-debug
• node-form-data
• node-formidable
• node-methods
• node-mime
• node-qs
• node-semver

References

• node-superagent website

Summary

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