How To Install cryptsetup-ssh on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptsetup-ssh on Debian 12.
What is cryptsetup-ssh
cryptsetup-ssh is:
Cryptsetup provides an interface for configuring encryption on block devices (such as /home or swap partitions), using the Linux kernel device mapper target dm-crypt. It features integrated Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) support.
This package provides the cryptsetup-ssh(8) utility and an SSH token plugin which can be used to unlock LUKS2 devices using a remote keyfile hosted on a system accessible through SSH. This is currently an experimental feature and mostly serves as a demonstration of the plugin interface API.
There are three methods to install cryptsetup-ssh on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cryptsetup-ssh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cryptsetup-ssh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cryptsetup-ssh
Install cryptsetup-ssh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cryptsetup-ssh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cryptsetup-ssh
Install cryptsetup-ssh 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 cryptsetup-ssh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cryptsetup-ssh
How To Uninstall cryptsetup-ssh on Debian 12
To uninstall only the cryptsetup-ssh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cryptsetup-ssh
Uninstall cryptsetup-ssh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cryptsetup-ssh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cryptsetup-ssh
Remove cryptsetup-ssh Configurations and Data
To remove cryptsetup-ssh configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cryptsetup-ssh
Remove cryptsetup-ssh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cryptsetup-ssh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cryptsetup-ssh
Dependencies
cryptsetup-ssh have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptsetup-ssh package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
