How To Install libsofthsm2-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofthsm2-dev on Debian 9.
What is libsofthsm2-dev
libsofthsm2-dev is:
OpenDNSSEC is a complete DNSSEC zone signing system which is very easy to use with stability and security in mind. There are a lot of details in signing zone files with DNSSEC and OpenDNSSEC covers most of it.
SoftHSM 2 is a software implementation of a generic cryptographic device with a PKCS #11 Cryptographic Token Interface.
This package contains development library. You will need external PKCS#11 header files.
There are three methods to install libsofthsm2-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsofthsm2-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsofthsm2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsofthsm2-dev
Install libsofthsm2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsofthsm2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsofthsm2-dev
Install libsofthsm2-dev 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 libsofthsm2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsofthsm2-dev
How To Uninstall libsofthsm2-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsofthsm2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsofthsm2-dev
Uninstall libsofthsm2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsofthsm2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsofthsm2-dev
Remove libsofthsm2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsofthsm2-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsofthsm2-dev
Remove libsofthsm2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsofthsm2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsofthsm2-dev
Dependencies
libsofthsm2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofthsm2-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.