How To Install libtss0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtss0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libtss0 is Development library for IBMs TSS 2.0

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtss0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libtss0

libtss0 is:

The development library for IBM’s TSS 2.0. You will need this in order to build TSS 2.0 applications. In addition, it contains documentation for TSS 2.0.

There are three methods to install libtss0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libtss0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtss0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtss0

Install libtss0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtss0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtss0

Install libtss0 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libtss0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtss0

How To Uninstall libtss0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libtss0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtss0

Uninstall libtss0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtss0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtss0

Remove libtss0 Configurations and Data

To remove libtss0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtss0

Remove libtss0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtss0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtss0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtss0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.