How To Install tpm-tools-pkcs11 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools-pkcs11
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is tpm-tools-pkcs11
tpm-tools-pkcs11 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 commands to utilize some of the capabilities available in the TPM PKCS#11 interface implemented in the openCryptoki project.
There are three methods to install tpm-tools-pkcs11
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tpm-tools-pkcs11 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-pkcs11
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tpm-tools-pkcs11
Install tpm-tools-pkcs11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tpm-tools-pkcs11
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tpm-tools-pkcs11
Install tpm-tools-pkcs11 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 tpm-tools-pkcs11
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tpm-tools-pkcs11
How To Uninstall tpm-tools-pkcs11 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the tpm-tools-pkcs11
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tpm-tools-pkcs11
Uninstall tpm-tools-pkcs11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tpm-tools-pkcs11
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tpm-tools-pkcs11
Remove tpm-tools-pkcs11 Configurations and Data
To remove tpm-tools-pkcs11
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tpm-tools-pkcs11
Remove tpm-tools-pkcs11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tpm-tools-pkcs11
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tpm-tools-pkcs11
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools-pkcs11
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.