How To Install node-randombytes on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-randombytes using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-randombytes

How To Uninstall node-randombytes on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• nodejs
• node-safe-buffer

References

• node-randombytes website

Summary

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