How To Install node-xoauth2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-xoauth2 on Kali Linux.

What is node-xoauth2

node-xoauth2 is:

xoauth2 generates XOAUTH2 login tokens from provided Client and User credentials.

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

There are three methods to install node-xoauth2 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-xoauth2 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-xoauth2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-xoauth2

Install node-xoauth2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-xoauth2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-xoauth2

Install node-xoauth2 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-xoauth2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-xoauth2

How To Uninstall node-xoauth2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-xoauth2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-xoauth2

Uninstall node-xoauth2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-xoauth2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-xoauth2

Remove node-xoauth2 Configurations and Data

To remove node-xoauth2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-xoauth2

Remove node-xoauth2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-xoauth2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-xoauth2

Dependencies

node-xoauth2 have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-xoauth2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-xoauth2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.