How To Install node-sha on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-sha

node-sha is:

node-sha exposes simple functions to check and get file or stream hashes. The algorithm used defaults to sha1 and can be any of the algorithms supported by Node.js builtin crypto module.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-sha

Install node-sha Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-sha

Install node-sha 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-sha using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-sha

How To Uninstall node-sha on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-sha package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-sha

Uninstall node-sha And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-sha

Remove node-sha Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-sha

Remove node-sha configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-sha

Dependencies

node-sha have the following dependencies:

• node-graceful-fs
• nodejs

References

• node-sha website

Summary

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