How To Install node-create-hash on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-create-hash on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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-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 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-create-hash using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-create-hash
How To Uninstall node-create-hash on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-create-hash package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
