How To Install node-http-signature on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-http-signature on Kali Linux.

What is node-http-signature

node-http-signature is:

node-http-signature is a node.js library that has client and server components for Joyent’s HTTP Signature Scheme.

This library is a dependency of request, the simplest way possible to make http calls.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-http-signature

Install node-http-signature Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-http-signature

Install node-http-signature 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-http-signature using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-http-signature

How To Uninstall node-http-signature on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-http-signature package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-http-signature

Uninstall node-http-signature And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-http-signature

Remove node-http-signature Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-http-signature

Remove node-http-signature configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-http-signature

Dependencies

node-http-signature have the following dependencies:

• node-assert-plus
• node-jsprim
• node-sshpk
• nodejs

References

• node-http-signature website

Summary

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