How To Install node-vm-browserify on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-vm-browserify on Kali Linux. node-vm-browserify is vm module for the browser

Introduction

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

What is node-vm-browserify

node-vm-browserify is:

emulate node’s vm module for the browser. This module is depended upon by browserify, so you should just be able to require('vm') and it will just work.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-vm-browserify

Install node-vm-browserify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-vm-browserify

Install node-vm-browserify 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-vm-browserify using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-vm-browserify

How To Uninstall node-vm-browserify on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-vm-browserify

Uninstall node-vm-browserify And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-vm-browserify

Remove node-vm-browserify Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-vm-browserify

Remove node-vm-browserify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-vm-browserify

Dependencies

node-vm-browserify have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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