How To Install node-hash-sum on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-hash-sum on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-hash-sum
node-hash-sum is:
This module has the following features:
- no dependencies
- minimal footprint
- works in all of node.js, io.js, and the browser
- hashes functions based on their source code
- produces different hashes for different object types
- support for circular references in objects
- ignores property assignment order
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-hash-sum 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-hash-sum 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-hash-sum using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-hash-sum
Install node-hash-sum Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-hash-sum using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-hash-sum
Install node-hash-sum 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-hash-sum using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-hash-sum
How To Uninstall node-hash-sum on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-hash-sum package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-hash-sum
Uninstall node-hash-sum And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-hash-sum and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-hash-sum
Remove node-hash-sum Configurations and Data
To remove node-hash-sum configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-hash-sum
Remove node-hash-sum configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-hash-sum configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-hash-sum
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-hash-sum package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
