How To Install libsofthsm2 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 libsofthsm2 on Ubuntu.
What is libsofthsm2
libsofthsm2 is:
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SoftHSM 2 is a software implementation of a generic cryptographic device with a PKCS #11 Cryptographic Token Interface.
This package contains shared library.
There are three methods to install libsofthsm2 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 libsofthsm2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsofthsm2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsofthsm2
Install libsofthsm2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsofthsm2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsofthsm2
Install libsofthsm2 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 libsofthsm2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsofthsm2
How To Uninstall libsofthsm2 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libsofthsm2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsofthsm2
Uninstall libsofthsm2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsofthsm2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsofthsm2
Remove libsofthsm2 Configurations and Data
To remove libsofthsm2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsofthsm2
Remove libsofthsm2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsofthsm2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsofthsm2
Dependencies
libsofthsm2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofthsm2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.