How To Install node-evp-bytestokey on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-evp-bytestokey on Kali Linux.

What is node-evp-bytestokey

node-evp-bytestokey is:

This package derives a key and IV using well known cipher and message digest algorithm, thus creating secure IV and keys from salt. This package is a clean room implementation of openssl algorithm.

In cryptography, an initialization vector (IV) or starting variable is a fixed-size input to a cryptographic primitive that is typically required to be random or pseudorandom.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-evp-bytestokey

Install node-evp-bytestokey Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-evp-bytestokey

Install node-evp-bytestokey 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-evp-bytestokey using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-evp-bytestokey

How To Uninstall node-evp-bytestokey on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-evp-bytestokey package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-evp-bytestokey

Uninstall node-evp-bytestokey And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-evp-bytestokey

Remove node-evp-bytestokey Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-evp-bytestokey

Remove node-evp-bytestokey configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-evp-bytestokey

Dependencies

node-evp-bytestokey have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-md5.js
• node-safe-buffer

References

• node-evp-bytestokey website

Summary

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