How To Install softhsm-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install softhsm-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is softhsm-common
softhsm-common is:
SoftHSM 2 is a software implementation of a generic cryptographic device with a PKCS #11 Cryptographic Token Interface.
This is a transitional package and can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install softhsm-common 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 softhsm-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install softhsm-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install softhsm-common
Install softhsm-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install softhsm-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install softhsm-common
Install softhsm-common 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 softhsm-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install softhsm-common
How To Uninstall softhsm-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the softhsm-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove softhsm-common
Uninstall softhsm-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall softhsm-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove softhsm-common
Remove softhsm-common Configurations and Data
To remove softhsm-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge softhsm-common
Remove softhsm-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove softhsm-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge softhsm-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install softhsm-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
