How To Install node-active-x-obfuscator on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-active-x-obfuscator on Debian 9.
What is node-active-x-obfuscator
node-active-x-obfuscator is:
This Node.js module (safely) obfuscates all occurrences of the string ‘ActiveX’ inside any JavaScript code.
Some corporate firewalls/proxies such as Blue Coat block JavaScript files to be downloaded if they contain the word ‘ActiveX’. That of course is very annoying for libraries such as socket.io that need to use ActiveXObject for supporting IE8 and older.
There are three methods to install node-active-x-obfuscator 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 node-active-x-obfuscator 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-active-x-obfuscator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-active-x-obfuscator
Install node-active-x-obfuscator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-active-x-obfuscator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-active-x-obfuscator
Install node-active-x-obfuscator 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 node-active-x-obfuscator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-active-x-obfuscator
How To Uninstall node-active-x-obfuscator on Debian 9
To uninstall only the node-active-x-obfuscator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-active-x-obfuscator
Uninstall node-active-x-obfuscator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-active-x-obfuscator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-active-x-obfuscator
Remove node-active-x-obfuscator Configurations and Data
To remove node-active-x-obfuscator configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-active-x-obfuscator
Remove node-active-x-obfuscator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-active-x-obfuscator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-active-x-obfuscator
Dependencies
node-active-x-obfuscator have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-active-x-obfuscator package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.