How To Install node-browserify-des on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-browserify-des on Kali Linux.

What is node-browserify-des

node-browserify-des is:

This package allows one to browserify DES cryptographic operation.

The Data Encryption Standard (DES) is a symmetric-key algorithm for the encryption of electronic data. Although now considered insecure, it is implemented in standard cryptographic library implemented in Node.js.

This pure javascript module is needed for browserify. Browserify allows one to run javascript code in browser context.

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

There are three methods to install node-browserify-des 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 node-browserify-des 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-browserify-des using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-browserify-des

Install node-browserify-des Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-browserify-des

Install node-browserify-des 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 node-browserify-des using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-browserify-des

How To Uninstall node-browserify-des on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-browserify-des package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-browserify-des

Uninstall node-browserify-des And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-browserify-des

Remove node-browserify-des Configurations and Data

To remove node-browserify-des configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-browserify-des

Remove node-browserify-des configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-browserify-des

Dependencies

node-browserify-des have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-inherits
• node-cipher-base
• node-des.js
• node-safe-buffer

References

• node-browserify-des website

Summary

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