How To Install simple-tpm-pk11 on Debian 10

Learn how to install simple-tpm-pk11 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. simple-tpm-pk11 is simple library for using the TPM chip to secure SSH keys

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-tpm-pk11 on Debian 10.

What is simple-tpm-pk11

simple-tpm-pk11 is:

simple-tpm-pk11 provides tools to create a key in your TPM (Trusted Platform Module) chip which can then be used with SSH. The package comes with a library that you can use as ??PKCS11Provider?? in your SSH configuration file.

There are three methods to install simple-tpm-pk11 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 simple-tpm-pk11 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install simple-tpm-pk11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install simple-tpm-pk11

Install simple-tpm-pk11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install simple-tpm-pk11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install simple-tpm-pk11

Install simple-tpm-pk11 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 simple-tpm-pk11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install simple-tpm-pk11

How To Uninstall simple-tpm-pk11 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the simple-tpm-pk11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove simple-tpm-pk11

Uninstall simple-tpm-pk11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall simple-tpm-pk11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove simple-tpm-pk11

Remove simple-tpm-pk11 Configurations and Data

To remove simple-tpm-pk11 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge simple-tpm-pk11

Remove simple-tpm-pk11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove simple-tpm-pk11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simple-tpm-pk11

Dependencies

simple-tpm-pk11 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-tpm-pk11 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.