How To Install libjs-jshash on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-jshash on Debian 9.

What is libjs-jshash

libjs-jshash is:

JavaScript implementation of some secure hash algorithms:

• MD5 Message Digest Algorithm (RFC 1321)
• RIPEMD-160 Algorithm
• SHA-1 Secure Hash Algorithm (FIPS 180-1)
• SHA-256 Secure Hash Algorithm (FIPS 180-2)
• SHA-512 Secure Hash Algorithm (FIPS 180-2)
• HMAC Keyed-Hashing for Message Authentication (RFC 2104)

There are three methods to install libjs-jshash on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libjs-jshash Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-jshash

Install libjs-jshash Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-jshash

Install libjs-jshash 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libjs-jshash using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-jshash

How To Uninstall libjs-jshash on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libjs-jshash package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjs-jshash

Uninstall libjs-jshash And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjs-jshash and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-jshash

Remove libjs-jshash Configurations and Data

To remove libjs-jshash configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-jshash

Remove libjs-jshash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-jshash

Dependencies

libjs-jshash have the following dependencies:

References

• libjs-jshash website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-jshash package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.