How To Install node-trust-keyto on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-trust-keyto on Ubuntu 20.04. node-trust-keyto is utility for translating cryptographic keys between representations

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-trust-keyto on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is node-trust-keyto

node-trust-keyto is:

This Node.js library implements routines to translate between multiple cryptographic key representations.

RSA

  • PKCS1
  • PKCS8
  • JWK

ECDSA - secp256k1 (Blockchain Curve)

  • PKCS1 (Private Only)
  • PKCS8
  • JWK
  • BLK (Private Key Hex String)

ECDSA - secp256r1 (P-256)

  • PKCS1 (Private Only)
  • PKCS8
  • JWK

ECDSA - secp384r1 (P-384)

  • PKCS1 (Private Only)
  • PKCS8
  • JWK

ECDSA - secp521r1 (P-521)

  • PKCS1 (Private Only)
  • PKCS8
  • JWK

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

There are three methods to install node-trust-keyto on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-trust-keyto 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-trust-keyto using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-trust-keyto

Install node-trust-keyto Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-trust-keyto

Install node-trust-keyto Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-trust-keyto

How To Uninstall node-trust-keyto on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-trust-keyto

Uninstall node-trust-keyto And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-trust-keyto and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-trust-keyto

Remove node-trust-keyto Configurations and Data

To remove node-trust-keyto configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-trust-keyto

Remove node-trust-keyto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-trust-keyto

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-trust-keyto package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.