How To Install libgnutls-openssl27 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnutls-openssl27 on Ubuntu.
What is libgnutls-openssl27
libgnutls-openssl27 is:
GnuTLS is a portable library which implements the Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS 1.0, 1.2) protocols.
GnuTLS features support for:
- certificate path validation, as well as DANE and trust on first use.
- the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP).
- public key methods, including RSA and Elliptic curves, as well as password and key authentication methods such as SRP and PSK protocols.
- all the strong encryption algorithms, including AES and Camellia.
- CPU-assisted cryptography with VIA padlock and AES-NI instruction sets.
- HSMs and cryptographic tokens, via PKCS #11.
This package contains the runtime library of the GnuTLS OpenSSL wrapper.
There are three methods to install libgnutls-openssl27 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgnutls-openssl27 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnutls-openssl27 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnutls-openssl27
Install libgnutls-openssl27 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnutls-openssl27 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnutls-openssl27
Install libgnutls-openssl27 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 libgnutls-openssl27 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnutls-openssl27
How To Uninstall libgnutls-openssl27 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libgnutls-openssl27 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnutls-openssl27
Uninstall libgnutls-openssl27 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnutls-openssl27 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnutls-openssl27
Remove libgnutls-openssl27 Configurations and Data
To remove libgnutls-openssl27 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnutls-openssl27
Remove libgnutls-openssl27 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnutls-openssl27 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnutls-openssl27
Dependencies
libgnutls-openssl27 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnutls-openssl27 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.