How To Install node-xml2js on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-xml2js on Kali Linux.

What is node-xml2js

node-xml2js is:

xml2js parses XML using node-sax and converts it to a plain JavaScript object.

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

There are three methods to install node-xml2js 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-xml2js 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-xml2js using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-xml2js

Install node-xml2js Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-xml2js using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-xml2js

Install node-xml2js 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-xml2js using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-xml2js

How To Uninstall node-xml2js on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-xml2js package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-xml2js

Uninstall node-xml2js And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-xml2js and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-xml2js

Remove node-xml2js Configurations and Data

To remove node-xml2js configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-xml2js

Remove node-xml2js configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-xml2js configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-xml2js

Dependencies

node-xml2js have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-sax

References

• node-xml2js website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-xml2js package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.