How To Install apt-transport-in-toto on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-transport-in-toto on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is apt-transport-in-toto
apt-transport-in-toto is:
apt-transport-in-toto provides a custom transport method for apt that fetches and verifies signed build information from autonomous rebuilders upon package installation.
It uses the supply chain security framework in-toto for its verification protocol, to i.a. define trust relationships and exchange and verify build information.
apt-transport-in-toto is developed at the Secure Systems Lab of NYU.
There are three methods to install apt-transport-in-toto on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install apt-transport-in-toto Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-transport-in-toto using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-transport-in-toto
Install apt-transport-in-toto Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-transport-in-toto using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-transport-in-toto
Install apt-transport-in-toto 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 apt-transport-in-toto using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-transport-in-toto
How To Uninstall apt-transport-in-toto on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the apt-transport-in-toto package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-transport-in-toto
Uninstall apt-transport-in-toto And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-transport-in-toto and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-transport-in-toto
Remove apt-transport-in-toto Configurations and Data
To remove apt-transport-in-toto configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-transport-in-toto
Remove apt-transport-in-toto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-transport-in-toto configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-transport-in-toto
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-transport-in-toto package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
