How To Install npm on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install npm on Kali Linux.
What is npm
npm is:
Node.js is an event-based server-side javascript engine.
npm is the package manager for the Node JavaScript platform. It puts modules in place so that node can find them, and manages dependency conflicts intelligently.
It is extremely configurable to support a wide variety of use cases. Most commonly, it is used to publish, discover, install, and develop node programs.
There are three methods to install npm 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 npm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install npm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install npmInstall npm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install npm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install npmInstall npm 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 npm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install npmHow To Uninstall npm on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the npm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove npmUninstall npm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall npm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove npmRemove npm Configurations and Data
To remove npm configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge npmRemove npm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove npm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge npmDependencies
npm have the following dependencies:
- ca-certificates
- nodejs
- node-abbrev
- node-agent-base
- node-ajv
- node-ansi
- node-ansi-regex
- node-ansi-styles
- node-ansistyles
- node-aproba
- node-archy
- node-are-we-there-yet
- node-asap
- node-asn1
- node-assert-plus
- node-asynckit
- node-aws4
- node-aws-sign2
- node-balanced-match
- node-bcrypt-pbkdf
- node-brace-expansion
- node-builtins
- node-cacache
- node-caseless
- node-chalk
- node-chownr
- node-clone
- node-color-convert
- node-color-name
- node-colors
- node-columnify
- node-combined-stream
- node-concat-map
- node-console-control-strings
- node-core-util-is
- node-dashdash
- node-debug
- node-defaults
- node-delayed-stream
- node-delegates
- node-depd
- node-ecc-jsbn
- node-encoding
- node-err-code
- node-extend
- node-extsprintf
- node-fast-deep-equal
- node-forever-agent
- node-form-data
- node-fs.realpath
- node-function-bind
- node-gauge
- node-getpass
- node-glob
- node-graceful-fs
- node-gyp
- node-har-schema
- node-har-validator
- node-has-flag
- node-http-signature
- node-https-proxy-agent
- node-iconv-lite
- node-imurmurhash
- node-indent-string
- node-inflight
- node-inherits
- node-ini
- node-ip
- node-ip-regex
- node-is-typedarray
- node-isarray
- node-isexe
- node-isstream
- node-jsbn
- node-jsonparse
- node-json-parse-better-errors
- node-json-schema
- node-json-schema-traverse
- node-json-stable-stringify
- node-json-stringify-safe
- node-jsonstream
- node-jsprim
- node-leven
- node-lockfile
- node-mime
- node-mime-types
- node-minimatch
- node-mkdirp
- node-ms
- node-mute-stream
- node-nopt
- node-normalize-package-data
- node-npm-bundled
- node-npm-package-arg
- node-npmlog
- node-number-is-nan
- node-oauth-sign
- node-object-assign
- node-opener
- node-path-is-absolute
- node-promise-retry
- node-promzard
- node-performance-now
- node-p-map
- node-process-nextick-args
- node-psl
- node-puka
- node-punycode
- node-qs
- node-read
- node-readable-stream
- node-read-package-json
- node-resolve
- node-resolve-from
- node-retry
- node-rimraf
- node-safe-buffer
- node-semver
- node-set-blocking
- node-signal-exit
- node-slash
- node-spdx-correct
- node-spdx-exceptions
- node-spdx-expression-parse
- node-spdx-license-ids
- node-sshpk
- node-ssri
- node-string-decoder
- node-string-width
- node-strip-ansi
- node-supports-color
- node-tar
- node-text-table
- node-tunnel-agent
- node-tweetnacl
- node-typedarray-to-buffer
- node-uri-js
- node-util-deprecate
- node-uuid
- node-validate-npm-package-name
- node-verror
- node-which
- node-wide-align
- node-wrappy
- node-wcwidth.js
- node-write-file-atomic
- node-yallist
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install npm package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.