How To Install p11-kit-doc on Debian 12

Learn how to install p11-kit-doc on Debian 12 with this tutorial. p11-kit-doc is library for loading and coordinating access to PKCS#11 modules - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install p11-kit-doc on Debian 12.

What is p11-kit-doc

p11-kit-doc is:

The p11-kit library provides a way to load and enumerate Public-Key Cryptography Standard #11 modules, along with a standard configuration setup for installing PKCS#11 modules so that they’re discoverable. It also solves problems with coordinating the use of PKCS#11 by different components or libraries living in the same process.

This package contains the documentation for p11-kit.

There are three methods to install p11-kit-doc 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 p11-kit-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install p11-kit-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install p11-kit-doc

Install p11-kit-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install p11-kit-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install p11-kit-doc

Install p11-kit-doc 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 p11-kit-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install p11-kit-doc

How To Uninstall p11-kit-doc on Debian 12

To uninstall only the p11-kit-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove p11-kit-doc

Uninstall p11-kit-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall p11-kit-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove p11-kit-doc

Remove p11-kit-doc Configurations and Data

To remove p11-kit-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge p11-kit-doc

Remove p11-kit-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove p11-kit-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge p11-kit-doc

Dependencies

p11-kit-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install p11-kit-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.