How To Install node-minimalistic-crypto-utils on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-minimalistic-crypto-utils on Kali Linux.

What is node-minimalistic-crypto-utils

node-minimalistic-crypto-utils is:

This package includes tools and functions useful for implementing cryptographic operation in pure javascript.

This a dependency of browserify, a tool that create self contained module that run in browser context.

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

There are three methods to install node-minimalistic-crypto-utils 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-minimalistic-crypto-utils 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-minimalistic-crypto-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-minimalistic-crypto-utils

Install node-minimalistic-crypto-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-minimalistic-crypto-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-minimalistic-crypto-utils

Install node-minimalistic-crypto-utils 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-minimalistic-crypto-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-minimalistic-crypto-utils

How To Uninstall node-minimalistic-crypto-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-minimalistic-crypto-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-minimalistic-crypto-utils

Uninstall node-minimalistic-crypto-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-minimalistic-crypto-utils

Remove node-minimalistic-crypto-utils Configurations and Data

To remove node-minimalistic-crypto-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-minimalistic-crypto-utils

Remove node-minimalistic-crypto-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-minimalistic-crypto-utils

Dependencies

node-minimalistic-crypto-utils have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-minimalistic-crypto-utils website

Summary

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