How To Install node-vhost on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-vhost

node-vhost is:

This module allows one to match incoming http requests to given host-server pairs, also known as virtual hosts.

It only works with in-process Request and Server Node.js objects, in particular it is not a proxy.

Connect is an extensible HTTP server framework.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-vhost

Install node-vhost Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-vhost

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-vhost

How To Uninstall node-vhost on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-vhost

Uninstall node-vhost And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-vhost

Remove node-vhost Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-vhost

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-vhost have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-vhost website

Summary

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