How To Install p11-kit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install p11-kit on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is p11-kit
p11-kit 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 p11-kit tool for listing PKCS#11 modules.
There are three methods to install p11-kit 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 p11-kit 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install p11-kit
Install p11-kit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install p11-kit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install p11-kit
Install p11-kit 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 p11-kit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install p11-kit
How To Uninstall p11-kit on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the p11-kit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove p11-kit
Uninstall p11-kit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall p11-kit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove p11-kit
Remove p11-kit Configurations and Data
To remove p11-kit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge p11-kit
Remove p11-kit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove p11-kit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge p11-kit
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install p11-kit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
