How To Install node-create-hash on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-create-hash on Kali Linux.

What is node-create-hash

node-create-hash is:

This package allow one to create hash in browser context using Node.js API.

A hash function is any function that can be used to map data of arbitrary size to data of fixed size. Hash functions are related to checksums, check digits, fingerprints, lossy compression, randomization functions, error-correcting codes, and ciphers. Although these concepts overlap to some extent, each has its own uses and requirements and is designed and optimized differently.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-create-hash

Install node-create-hash Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-create-hash

Install node-create-hash 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-create-hash using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-create-hash

How To Uninstall node-create-hash on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-create-hash package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-create-hash

Uninstall node-create-hash And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-create-hash

Remove node-create-hash Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-create-hash

Remove node-create-hash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-create-hash

Dependencies

node-create-hash have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-md5.js
• node-sha.js
• node-inherits
• node-ripemd160
• node-cipher-base

References

• node-create-hash website

Summary

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