How To Install libtpm2-pkcs11-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtpm2-pkcs11-tools on Debian 12.
What is libtpm2-pkcs11-tools
libtpm2-pkcs11-tools is:
tpm2-pkcs11 is a utility to provide a PKCS#11 backend for a TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) chip in order to access cryptographic services from tokens/ devices such as hardware security modules (HSM), smart cards, etc.
This package provides the tpm2_ptool command-line utility.
There are three methods to install libtpm2-pkcs11-tools 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 libtpm2-pkcs11-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtpm2-pkcs11-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtpm2-pkcs11-tools
Install libtpm2-pkcs11-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtpm2-pkcs11-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtpm2-pkcs11-tools
Install libtpm2-pkcs11-tools 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 libtpm2-pkcs11-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtpm2-pkcs11-tools
How To Uninstall libtpm2-pkcs11-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libtpm2-pkcs11-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtpm2-pkcs11-tools
Uninstall libtpm2-pkcs11-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtpm2-pkcs11-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtpm2-pkcs11-tools
Remove libtpm2-pkcs11-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libtpm2-pkcs11-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtpm2-pkcs11-tools
Remove libtpm2-pkcs11-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtpm2-pkcs11-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtpm2-pkcs11-tools
Dependencies
libtpm2-pkcs11-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtpm2-pkcs11-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
