How To Install libtss2-esys0 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtss2-esys0 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libtss2-esys0
libtss2-esys0 is:
TPM2.0 TSS (Software Stack) consists of API layers provided to support TPM 2.0 chips. It is made out of three layers:
- Enhanced System API (ESAPI)
- System API (SAPI), which implements the system layer API;
- Marshaling/Unmarshaling (MU)
- TPM Command Transmission Interface (TCTI), which is used by SAPI to allow communication with the TAB/RM layer;
This package contains the TSS and TCTI libraries that client applications will link against when they require accessing the TPM. Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-core, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install libtss2-esys0 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 libtss2-esys0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtss2-esys0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtss2-esys0
Install libtss2-esys0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtss2-esys0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtss2-esys0
Install libtss2-esys0 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 libtss2-esys0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtss2-esys0
How To Uninstall libtss2-esys0 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libtss2-esys0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtss2-esys0
Uninstall libtss2-esys0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtss2-esys0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtss2-esys0
Remove libtss2-esys0 Configurations and Data
To remove libtss2-esys0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtss2-esys0
Remove libtss2-esys0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtss2-esys0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtss2-esys0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtss2-esys0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
