How To Install node-xmlhttprequest on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-xmlhttprequest on Kali Linux. node-xmlhttprequest is XMLHttpRequest for Node

Introduction

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

What is node-xmlhttprequest

node-xmlhttprequest is:

Node is an event-based server-side Javascript engine.

XMLHttpRequest is a wrapper for the built-in HTTP client to emulate the browser XMLHttpRequest object.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-xmlhttprequest

Install node-xmlhttprequest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-xmlhttprequest

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-xmlhttprequest

How To Uninstall node-xmlhttprequest on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-xmlhttprequest

Uninstall node-xmlhttprequest And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-xmlhttprequest

Remove node-xmlhttprequest Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-xmlhttprequest

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-xmlhttprequest have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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