How To Install tpm2-abrmd on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm2-abrmd on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is tpm2-abrmd
tpm2-abrmd is:
This is a system daemon implementing the TPM2 access broker (TAB) & Resource Manager (RM) spec from the TCG. The daemon (tpm2-abrmd) is implemented using Glib and the GObject system.
There are three methods to install tpm2-abrmd 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 tpm2-abrmd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tpm2-abrmd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tpm2-abrmd
Install tpm2-abrmd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tpm2-abrmd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tpm2-abrmd
Install tpm2-abrmd 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 tpm2-abrmd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tpm2-abrmd
How To Uninstall tpm2-abrmd on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the tpm2-abrmd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tpm2-abrmd
Uninstall tpm2-abrmd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tpm2-abrmd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tpm2-abrmd
Remove tpm2-abrmd Configurations and Data
To remove tpm2-abrmd configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tpm2-abrmd
Remove tpm2-abrmd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tpm2-abrmd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tpm2-abrmd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm2-abrmd package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
