How To Install coolkey on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install coolkey on Debian 11.
What is coolkey
coolkey is:
Linux Driver support for the CoolKey and Common Access Card (CAC) smart card security keys used in a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). The libpkcs11 module allows use of Smart Cards in applications that use mozilla Network Security Services (NSS).
There are three methods to install coolkey on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install coolkey Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install coolkey using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install coolkey
Install coolkey Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install coolkey using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install coolkey
Install coolkey 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 coolkey using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install coolkey
How To Uninstall coolkey on Debian 11
To uninstall only the coolkey package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove coolkey
Uninstall coolkey And Its Dependencies
To uninstall coolkey and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove coolkey
Remove coolkey Configurations and Data
To remove coolkey configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge coolkey
Remove coolkey configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove coolkey configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge coolkey
Dependencies
coolkey have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install coolkey package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.