How To Install node-tape on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-tape on Kali Linux. node-tape is tap-producing test harness for node and browsers

Introduction

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

What is node-tape

node-tape is:

Tape is a tap-producing test harness for node and browsers requiring only a few line of code. It can be used for unit and integration testing.

Tests are written in pure javascript, so tests could be run using Node.js.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-tape

Install node-tape Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-tape

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-tape

How To Uninstall node-tape on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-tape

Uninstall node-tape And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-tape

Remove node-tape Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-tape

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-tape have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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