How To Install node-yargs on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-yargs on Kali Linux.
What is node-yargs
node-yargs is:
Yargs helps you build interactive command line tools by parsing arguments and generating an elegant user interface.
Yargs gives you:
- commands and (grouped) options (like module run -n –force),
- a dynamically generated help menu based on your arguments,
- bash-completion shortcuts for commands and options.
With yargs, ye be havin’ a map that leads straight to yer treasure! Treasure of course, being a simple option hash.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-yargs 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-yargs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install node-yargs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-yargsInstall node-yargs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install node-yargs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-yargsInstall node-yargs 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install node-yargs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-yargsHow To Uninstall node-yargs on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the node-yargs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-yargsUninstall node-yargs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-yargs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-yargsRemove node-yargs Configurations and Data
To remove node-yargs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-yargsRemove node-yargs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-yargs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-yargsDependencies
node-yargs have the following dependencies:
- nodejs
- node-require-directory
- node-get-caller-file
- node-set-blocking
- node-require-main-filename
- node-decamelize
- node-string-width
- node-cliui
- node-which-module
- node-os-locale
- node-y18n
- node-yargs-parser
- node-find-up
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-yargs package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.