How To Install sbsigntool on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sbsigntool on Debian 10.
What is sbsigntool
sbsigntool is:
This package installs tools which can cryptographically sign EFI binaries and drivers.
There are three methods to install sbsigntool on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sbsigntool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sbsigntool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sbsigntool
Install sbsigntool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sbsigntool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sbsigntool
Install sbsigntool 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 sbsigntool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sbsigntool
How To Uninstall sbsigntool on Debian 10
To uninstall only the sbsigntool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sbsigntool
Uninstall sbsigntool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sbsigntool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sbsigntool
Remove sbsigntool Configurations and Data
To remove sbsigntool configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sbsigntool
Remove sbsigntool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sbsigntool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sbsigntool
Dependencies
sbsigntool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sbsigntool package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
