How To Install tboot on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tboot on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tboot
tboot is:
Trusted Boot (tboot) is an open source, pre-kernel/VMM module that uses Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT) to perform a measured and verified launch of an OS kernel/VMM.
There are three methods to install tboot 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 tboot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tboot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tboot
Install tboot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tboot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tboot
Install tboot 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 tboot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tboot
How To Uninstall tboot on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tboot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tboot
Uninstall tboot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tboot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tboot
Remove tboot Configurations and Data
To remove tboot configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tboot
Remove tboot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tboot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tboot
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tboot package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
