How To Install libp11-kit-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libp11-kit-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libp11-kit-dev
libp11-kit-dev is:
The p11-kit library provides a way to load and enumerate Public-Key Cryptography Standard #11 modules, along with a standard configuration setup for installing PKCS#11 modules so that they’re discoverable. It also solves problems with coordinating the use of PKCS#11 by different components or libraries living in the same process.
This package contains the documentation and development headers required to build applications using the p11-kit library.
Package: libp11-kit-dev Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.23.20-1build1 Multi-Arch: same Priority: extra Section: libdevel Source: p11-kit Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuTLS Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 576 Depends: libp11-kit0 (= 0.23.20-1build1) Filename: pool/main/p/p11-kit/libp11-kit-dev_0.23.20-1build1_amd64.deb Size: 65140 MD5sum: 0e91039a2f33787770608b4352a64bec SHA1: b48f360da101a6c62a06f178b0351d46168787ab SHA256: b3af7c4454610f78fbc66c7021e75f75879703f8c523652bf902f10075401386 Homepage: https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html Description-en: library for loading and coordinating access to PKCS#11 modules - development The p11-kit library provides a way to load and enumerate Public-Key Cryptography Standard #11 modules, along with a standard configuration setup for installing PKCS#11 modules so that they’re discoverable. It also solves problems with coordinating the use of PKCS#11 by different components or libraries living in the same process.
This package contains the documentation and development headers required to build applications using the p11-kit library.
There are three methods to install libp11-kit-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-kit-dev 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-kit-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libp11-kit-dev
Install libp11-kit-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libp11-kit-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libp11-kit-dev
Install libp11-kit-dev 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-kit-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libp11-kit-dev
How To Uninstall libp11-kit-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libp11-kit-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libp11-kit-dev
Uninstall libp11-kit-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libp11-kit-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libp11-kit-dev
Remove libp11-kit-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libp11-kit-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libp11-kit-dev
Remove libp11-kit-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libp11-kit-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libp11-kit-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libp11-kit-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
