How To Install node-temp on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-temp

node-temp is:

This library handles generating a unique file/directory name under the appropriate system temporary directory, changing the file to an appropriate mode, and supports automatic removal (if asked).

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-temp

Install node-temp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-temp

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-temp

How To Uninstall node-temp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-temp

Uninstall node-temp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-temp

Remove node-temp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-temp

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-temp have the following dependencies:

• node-mkdirp
• node-rimraf

References

• node-temp website

Summary

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