How To Install node-zipfile on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-zipfile

node-zipfile is:

node-zipfile is a C++ module for handling zipfiles in Node.js. It provides bindings to libzip, whis is a C library for reading, creating, and modifying zip archives..

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-zipfile

Install node-zipfile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-zipfile

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-zipfile

How To Uninstall node-zipfile on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-zipfile

Uninstall node-zipfile And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-zipfile

Remove node-zipfile Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-zipfile

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-zipfile have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libnode72
• libstdc++6
• libzip4
• node-pre-gyp
• nodejs

References

• node-zipfile website

Summary

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