How To Install libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 is OpenSSL 1.1 engine for PKCS#11 modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1

libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 is:

With this engine for OpenSSL you can use OpenSSL library and command line tools with any PKCS#11 implementation as backend for the crypto operations.

Engine_pkcs11 was developed for smart cards, and mostly for the OpenSC PKCS#11 module, but it should work fine with any PKCS#11 implementation.

Engine_pkcs11 is a spin off from OpenSC and replaced libopensc-openssl.

There are three methods to install libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 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 libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1

Install libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1

Install libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 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 libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1

How To Uninstall libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1

Uninstall libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1

Remove libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 Configurations and Data

To remove libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1

Remove libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libengine-pkcs11-openssl1.1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.