How To Install node-utilities on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-utilities

node-utilities is:

Contains various helper utilities for other applications.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-utilities

Install node-utilities Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-utilities

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-utilities

How To Uninstall node-utilities on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-utilities

Uninstall node-utilities And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-utilities

Remove node-utilities Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-utilities

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-utilities have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-utilities website

Summary

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