How To Install tang-common on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tang-common on Ubuntu 22.04. tang-common is network-based cryptographic binding server - common files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tang-common on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is tang-common

tang-common is:

Tang is a service for binding cryptographic keys to network presence. It offers a secure, stateless, anonymous alternative to key escrow services.

This package provides the files common for both backends.

There are three methods to install tang-common on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install tang-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tang-common

Install tang-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tang-common

Install tang-common 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 tang-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tang-common

How To Uninstall tang-common on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the tang-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tang-common

Uninstall tang-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tang-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tang-common

Remove tang-common Configurations and Data

To remove tang-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tang-common

Remove tang-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tang-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tang-common package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.