How To Install node-sshpk on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-sshpk on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-sshpk
node-sshpk is:
Parse, convert, fingerprint and use SSH keys (both public and private) in pure node – no
ssh-keygenor other external dependencies.
Supports RSA, DSA, ECDSA (nistp-*) and ED25519 key types, in PEM (PKCS#1, PKCS#8) and OpenSSH formats.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-sshpk 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-sshpk 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-sshpk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-sshpk
Install node-sshpk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-sshpk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-sshpk
Install node-sshpk 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-sshpk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-sshpk
How To Uninstall node-sshpk on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-sshpk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-sshpk
Uninstall node-sshpk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-sshpk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-sshpk
Remove node-sshpk Configurations and Data
To remove node-sshpk configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-sshpk
Remove node-sshpk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-sshpk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-sshpk
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-sshpk package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
