How To Install libtss2-udev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtss2-udev on Debian 10.
What is libtss2-udev
libtss2-udev 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 udev files
There are three methods to install libtss2-udev on Debian 10. 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-udev 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-udev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtss2-udev
Install libtss2-udev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtss2-udev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtss2-udev
Install libtss2-udev 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libtss2-udev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtss2-udev
How To Uninstall libtss2-udev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libtss2-udev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtss2-udev
Uninstall libtss2-udev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtss2-udev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtss2-udev
Remove libtss2-udev Configurations and Data
To remove libtss2-udev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtss2-udev
Remove libtss2-udev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtss2-udev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtss2-udev
Dependencies
libtss2-udev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtss2-udev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
