How To Install pkcs11-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkcs11-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pkcs11-data
pkcs11-data is:
pkcs11-data is a program to manage data objects residing on PKCS#11 (Cryptoki) enabled crypto devices.
There are three methods to install pkcs11-data 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 pkcs11-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pkcs11-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pkcs11-data
Install pkcs11-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pkcs11-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pkcs11-data
Install pkcs11-data 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 pkcs11-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pkcs11-data
How To Uninstall pkcs11-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pkcs11-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pkcs11-data
Uninstall pkcs11-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pkcs11-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pkcs11-data
Remove pkcs11-data Configurations and Data
To remove pkcs11-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pkcs11-data
Remove pkcs11-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pkcs11-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pkcs11-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkcs11-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
