How To Install osslsigncode on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install osslsigncode on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is osslsigncode
osslsigncode is:
osslsigncode is an Authenticode signing tool for PE binaries (Windows executables, DLLs, drivers…), CAB archives and MSI installation packages. It also supports timestamping using Authenticode and RFC-3161.
There are three methods to install osslsigncode 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 osslsigncode Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install osslsigncode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install osslsigncode
Install osslsigncode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install osslsigncode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install osslsigncode
Install osslsigncode 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 osslsigncode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install osslsigncode
How To Uninstall osslsigncode on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the osslsigncode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove osslsigncode
Uninstall osslsigncode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall osslsigncode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove osslsigncode
Remove osslsigncode Configurations and Data
To remove osslsigncode configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge osslsigncode
Remove osslsigncode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove osslsigncode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osslsigncode
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install osslsigncode package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.