How To Install tpm2-openssl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm2-openssl on Debian 12.
What is tpm2-openssl
tpm2-openssl is:
With this engine for OpenSSL you can use OpenSSL library (version 3) and command line tools with any TPM2 implementation as backend for the crypto operations.
There are three methods to install tpm2-openssl 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 tpm2-openssl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tpm2-openssl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tpm2-openssl
Install tpm2-openssl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tpm2-openssl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tpm2-openssl
Install tpm2-openssl 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 tpm2-openssl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tpm2-openssl
How To Uninstall tpm2-openssl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the tpm2-openssl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tpm2-openssl
Uninstall tpm2-openssl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tpm2-openssl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tpm2-openssl
Remove tpm2-openssl Configurations and Data
To remove tpm2-openssl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tpm2-openssl
Remove tpm2-openssl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tpm2-openssl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tpm2-openssl
Dependencies
tpm2-openssl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm2-openssl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
