How To Install libtss2-tcti-cmd0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtss2-tcti-cmd0 on Kali Linux. libtss2-tcti-cmd0 is TPM2 Software stack library - TSS and TCTI libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtss2-tcti-cmd0 on Kali Linux.

What is libtss2-tcti-cmd0

libtss2-tcti-cmd0 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 TCTI cmd libraries that client applications will link against when they require accessing the TPM.

There are three methods to install libtss2-tcti-cmd0 on Kali Linux. 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-tcti-cmd0 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-tcti-cmd0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtss2-tcti-cmd0

Install libtss2-tcti-cmd0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtss2-tcti-cmd0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtss2-tcti-cmd0

Install libtss2-tcti-cmd0 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libtss2-tcti-cmd0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtss2-tcti-cmd0

How To Uninstall libtss2-tcti-cmd0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libtss2-tcti-cmd0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtss2-tcti-cmd0

Uninstall libtss2-tcti-cmd0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtss2-tcti-cmd0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtss2-tcti-cmd0

Remove libtss2-tcti-cmd0 Configurations and Data

To remove libtss2-tcti-cmd0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtss2-tcti-cmd0

Remove libtss2-tcti-cmd0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtss2-tcti-cmd0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtss2-tcti-cmd0

Dependencies

libtss2-tcti-cmd0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtss2-tcti-cmd0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.