How To Install tang-common on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tang-common on Debian 12.
What is tang-common
tang-common is:
Tang is a service for binding cryptographic keys to network presence. It offers a secure, stateless, anonymous alternative to key escrow services.
This package provides the files common for both backends.
There are three methods to install tang-common 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 tang-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 tang-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tang-common
Install tang-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tang-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tang-common
Install tang-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install tang-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tang-common
How To Uninstall tang-common on Debian 12
To uninstall only the tang-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tang-common
Uninstall tang-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tang-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tang-common
Remove tang-common Configurations and Data
To remove tang-common configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tang-common
Remove tang-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tang-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tang-common
Dependencies
tang-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tang-common package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
