How To Install node-http-signature on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-http-signature on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 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-http-signature using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-http-signature
How To Uninstall node-http-signature on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-http-signature package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
