How To Install tpm-tools-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools-dbg on Debian 9. tpm-tools-dbg is Management tools for the TPM hardware (debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools-dbg on Debian 9.

What is tpm-tools-dbg

tpm-tools-dbg is:

tpm-tools is a group of tools to manage and utilize the Trusted Computing Group’s TPM hardware. TPM hardware can create, store and use RSA keys securely (without ever being exposed in memory), verify a platform’s software state using cryptographic hashes and more.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install tpm-tools-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install tpm-tools-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install tpm-tools-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tpm-tools-dbg

Install tpm-tools-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tpm-tools-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tpm-tools-dbg

Install tpm-tools-dbg 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 tpm-tools-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tpm-tools-dbg

How To Uninstall tpm-tools-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the tpm-tools-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tpm-tools-dbg

Uninstall tpm-tools-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tpm-tools-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tpm-tools-dbg

Remove tpm-tools-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove tpm-tools-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tpm-tools-dbg

Remove tpm-tools-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove tpm-tools-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tpm-tools-dbg

Dependencies

tpm-tools-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.