How To Install pkcs11-dump on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkcs11-dump on Debian 12.
What is pkcs11-dump
pkcs11-dump is:
pkcs11-dump is a program to query PKCS#11 (cryptoki) provider modules for objects available on a specific crypto device and dump them to stdout in a human-readable format.
This package is mostly interesting for people familiar with PKCS#11 who are developing or analyzing a PKCS#11 module or like to get a detailed view of objects on a crypto device.
There are three methods to install pkcs11-dump 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 pkcs11-dump 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-dump using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pkcs11-dump
Install pkcs11-dump Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pkcs11-dump using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pkcs11-dump
Install pkcs11-dump 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 pkcs11-dump using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pkcs11-dump
How To Uninstall pkcs11-dump on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pkcs11-dump package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pkcs11-dump
Uninstall pkcs11-dump And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pkcs11-dump and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pkcs11-dump
Remove pkcs11-dump Configurations and Data
To remove pkcs11-dump configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pkcs11-dump
Remove pkcs11-dump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pkcs11-dump configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pkcs11-dump
Dependencies
pkcs11-dump have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkcs11-dump package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
