How To Install node-vlq on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-vlq

node-vlq is:

Generate and decode base64 variable-length quantity mappings for source maps and other uses.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-vlq

Install node-vlq Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-vlq

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-vlq

How To Uninstall node-vlq on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-vlq

Uninstall node-vlq And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-vlq

Remove node-vlq Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-vlq

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-vlq have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-vlq website

Summary

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