How To Install node-hash-test-vectors on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-hash-test-vectors on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-hash-test-vectors
node-hash-test-vectors is:
This module includes test vectors for various hash and cryptographic function. This test vectors are ready to use and packaged as JSON data.
This package is used for testsuite of another Node.js modules.
JavaScript Object Notation or JSON is an open-standard format that uses human-readable text to transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pair.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-hash-test-vectors 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-test-vectors 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-test-vectors using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-hash-test-vectors
Install node-hash-test-vectors Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-hash-test-vectors using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-hash-test-vectors
Install node-hash-test-vectors 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-test-vectors using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-hash-test-vectors
How To Uninstall node-hash-test-vectors on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-hash-test-vectors package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-hash-test-vectors
Uninstall node-hash-test-vectors And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-hash-test-vectors 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-test-vectors
Remove node-hash-test-vectors Configurations and Data
To remove node-hash-test-vectors configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-hash-test-vectors
Remove node-hash-test-vectors configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-hash-test-vectors configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-hash-test-vectors
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-hash-test-vectors package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
