How To Install libp11-3 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libp11-3
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libp11-3
libp11-3 is:
Libp11 is a library to simplify using smart cards via PKCS#11 modules. It was spun of the OpenSC project but can be used with any pkcs#11 module.
There are three methods to install libp11-3
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libp11-3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libp11-3
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libp11-3
Install libp11-3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libp11-3
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libp11-3
Install libp11-3 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 libp11-3
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libp11-3
How To Uninstall libp11-3 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libp11-3
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libp11-3
Uninstall libp11-3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libp11-3
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libp11-3
Remove libp11-3 Configurations and Data
To remove libp11-3
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libp11-3
Remove libp11-3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libp11-3
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libp11-3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libp11-3
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.