How To Install libtss2-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libtss2-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libtss2-dev is TPM2 Software stack library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtss2-dev on Debian 12.

What is libtss2-dev

libtss2-dev is:

TPM2.0 TSS (Software Stack) consists of API layers provided to support TPM 2.0 chips. It is made out of three layers:

  • Enhanced System API (ESAPI)
  • System API (SAPI), which implements the system layer API;
  • Marshaling/Unmarshaling (MU)
  • TPM Command Transmission Interface (TCTI), which is used by SAPI to allow communication with the TAB/RM layer;

This package contains development files for use when writing applications that need access to TPM chips.

There are three methods to install libtss2-dev 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 libtss2-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 libtss2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtss2-dev

Install libtss2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtss2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtss2-dev

Install libtss2-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 libtss2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtss2-dev

How To Uninstall libtss2-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libtss2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtss2-dev

Uninstall libtss2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtss2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtss2-dev

Remove libtss2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libtss2-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtss2-dev

Remove libtss2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtss2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtss2-dev

Dependencies

libtss2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtss2-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.