How To Install node-randombytes on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-randombytes on Debian 12.
What is node-randombytes
node-randombytes is:
randomBytes for the browser. Uses crypto/msCrypto.getRandomValues() in the browser. In Node.js, it uses crypto.randomBytes().
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-randombytes on Debian 12. 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-randombytes 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-randombytes using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-randombytes
Install node-randombytes Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-randombytes using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-randombytes
Install node-randombytes 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install node-randombytes using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-randombytes
How To Uninstall node-randombytes on Debian 12
To uninstall only the node-randombytes package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-randombytes
Uninstall node-randombytes And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-randombytes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-randombytes
Remove node-randombytes Configurations and Data
To remove node-randombytes configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-randombytes
Remove node-randombytes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-randombytes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-randombytes
Dependencies
node-randombytes have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-randombytes package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
