How To Install scute on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scute on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is scute
scute is:
Scute is a PKCS #11 implementation for the GnuPG Agent using the GnuPG Smart Card Daemon which enables you to use your OpenPGP smart card for client authentication with SSL in Mozilla.
There are three methods to install scute 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 scute Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scute using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scute
Install scute Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scute using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scute
Install scute 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 scute using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scute
How To Uninstall scute on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the scute package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scute
Uninstall scute And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scute and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scute
Remove scute Configurations and Data
To remove scute configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scute
Remove scute configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scute configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scute
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scute package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
