How To Install nodeunit on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nodeunit on Kali Linux. nodeunit is Unit test framework for Node.js and the browser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nodeunit on Kali Linux.

What is nodeunit

nodeunit is:

This package provides easy async unit testing for Node.js and the browser.

Particularly, this module:

  • Is simple to use,
  • Just exports the tests from a module,
  • Works with node.js and in the browser,
  • Helps you avoid common pitfalls when testing asynchronous code,
  • Allows one to easily add test cases with setUp and tearDown functions,
  • Adds flexible reporters for custom output, built-in support for HTML & jUnit XML,
  • Allows one to use mocks and stubs.

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

There are three methods to install nodeunit 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 nodeunit Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nodeunit

Install nodeunit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nodeunit using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nodeunit

Install nodeunit 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 nodeunit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nodeunit

How To Uninstall nodeunit on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nodeunit package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nodeunit

Uninstall nodeunit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nodeunit

Remove nodeunit Configurations and Data

To remove nodeunit configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nodeunit

Remove nodeunit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nodeunit

Dependencies

nodeunit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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