How To Install node-md5.js on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-md5.js
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-md5.js
node-md5.js is:
This module implement md5 on pure javascript for browserify.
The MD5 algorithm is a widely used hash function producing a 128-bit hash value. Although MD5 was initially designed to be used as a cryptographic hash function, it has been found to suffer from extensive vulnerabilities. It can still be used as a checksum to verify data integrity, but only against unintentional corruption.
Browserify is a JavaScript tool that allows developers to write Node.js-style modules that compile for use in the browser.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-md5.js
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-md5.js 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-md5.js
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-md5.js
Install node-md5.js Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-md5.js
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-md5.js
Install node-md5.js 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-md5.js
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-md5.js
How To Uninstall node-md5.js on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-md5.js
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-md5.js
Uninstall node-md5.js And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-md5.js
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-md5.js
Remove node-md5.js Configurations and Data
To remove node-md5.js
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-md5.js
Remove node-md5.js configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-md5.js
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-md5.js
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-md5.js
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.