How To Install libtss2-esys0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libtss2-esys0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libtss2-esys0 is TPM2 Software stack library - TSS and TCTI libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtss2-esys0 on Debian 10.

What is libtss2-esys0

libtss2-esys0 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 the TSS and TCTI libraries that client applications will link against when they require accessing the TPM.

There are three methods to install libtss2-esys0 on Debian 10. 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-esys0 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-esys0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtss2-esys0

Install libtss2-esys0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtss2-esys0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtss2-esys0

Install libtss2-esys0 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-esys0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtss2-esys0

How To Uninstall libtss2-esys0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libtss2-esys0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtss2-esys0

Uninstall libtss2-esys0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtss2-esys0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtss2-esys0

Remove libtss2-esys0 Configurations and Data

To remove libtss2-esys0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtss2-esys0

Remove libtss2-esys0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtss2-esys0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtss2-esys0

Dependencies

libtss2-esys0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtss2-esys0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.