How To Install node-sha on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-sha on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 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-sha using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-sha
How To Uninstall node-sha on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-sha package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
