How To Install gnupg-pkcs11-scd on Debian 12

Learn how to install gnupg-pkcs11-scd on Debian 12 with this tutorial. gnupg-pkcs11-scd is GnuPG smart-card daemon with PKCS#11 support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupg-pkcs11-scd on Debian 12.

What is gnupg-pkcs11-scd

gnupg-pkcs11-scd is:

gnupg-pkcs11-scd is a drop-in replacement for the smart-card daemon (scd) shipped with GnuPG. The daemon interfaces to smart-cards by using RSA Security Inc. PKCS#11 Cryptographic Token Interface (Cryptoki).

There are three methods to install gnupg-pkcs11-scd 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 gnupg-pkcs11-scd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gnupg-pkcs11-scd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnupg-pkcs11-scd

Install gnupg-pkcs11-scd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnupg-pkcs11-scd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnupg-pkcs11-scd

Install gnupg-pkcs11-scd 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 gnupg-pkcs11-scd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnupg-pkcs11-scd

How To Uninstall gnupg-pkcs11-scd on Debian 12

To uninstall only the gnupg-pkcs11-scd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnupg-pkcs11-scd

Uninstall gnupg-pkcs11-scd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnupg-pkcs11-scd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnupg-pkcs11-scd

Remove gnupg-pkcs11-scd Configurations and Data

To remove gnupg-pkcs11-scd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnupg-pkcs11-scd

Remove gnupg-pkcs11-scd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnupg-pkcs11-scd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnupg-pkcs11-scd

Dependencies

gnupg-pkcs11-scd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupg-pkcs11-scd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.