How To Install clevis-systemd on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install clevis-systemd on Ubuntu 22.04. clevis-systemd is systemd integration for clevis

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install clevis-systemd on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is clevis-systemd

clevis-systemd is:

Clevis is a plugable framework for automated decryption. This package provides automatic unlocking of LUKS encrypted _netdev block devices from /etc/crypttab.

There are three methods to install clevis-systemd 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 clevis-systemd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install clevis-systemd

Install clevis-systemd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install clevis-systemd

Install clevis-systemd 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 clevis-systemd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install clevis-systemd

How To Uninstall clevis-systemd on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the clevis-systemd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove clevis-systemd

Uninstall clevis-systemd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove clevis-systemd

Remove clevis-systemd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge clevis-systemd

Remove clevis-systemd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clevis-systemd

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Summary

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