How To Install stenc on Debian 10

Learn how to install stenc on Debian 10 with this tutorial. stenc is SCSI Tape Encryption Manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install stenc on Debian 10.

What is stenc

stenc is:

Stenc manages encryption on capabale LTO tape drives with hardware-based encryption. Program should work on any other SSP capable tape drives. Built specifically for Linux and AIX. Now supports key change auditing and key descriptors (uKAD).

There are three methods to install stenc 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 stenc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install stenc

Install stenc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install stenc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install stenc

Install stenc 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 stenc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install stenc

How To Uninstall stenc on Debian 10

To uninstall only the stenc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove stenc

Uninstall stenc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove stenc

Remove stenc Configurations and Data

To remove stenc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge stenc

Remove stenc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove stenc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stenc

Dependencies

stenc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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