How To Install node-create-hmac on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-create-hmac

node-create-hmac is:

This library provides nodejs style hmacs for use in the browser, with native hmac functions in nodejs. API is the same as hmacs in nodejs.

This library is a dependency for webpack. Webpack takes code targeted at node.js and makes it run in the browser. Node.js comes with API of its own that is not available in the browsers. Webpack exposes this code to programs that are unaware they are running in a browser.

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

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

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

Install node-create-hmac Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-create-hmac

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-create-hmac

How To Uninstall node-create-hmac on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-create-hmac

Uninstall node-create-hmac And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove node-create-hmac Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-create-hmac have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-create-hash
• node-inherits
• node-cipher-base
• node-safe-buffer
• node-sha.js
• node-ripemd160

References

• node-create-hmac website

Summary

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