How To Install softhsm2-common 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 softhsm2-common on Ubuntu.
What is softhsm2-common
softhsm2-common is:
OpenDNSSEC is a complete DNSSEC zone signing system which is very easy to use with stability and security in mind. There are a lot of details in signing zone files with DNSSEC and OpenDNSSEC covers most of it.
SoftHSM 2 is a software implementation of a generic cryptographic device with a PKCS #11 Cryptographic Token Interface.
This package contains common files shared between enforcer and signer.
There are three methods to install softhsm2-common 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 softhsm2-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install softhsm2-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install softhsm2-common
Install softhsm2-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install softhsm2-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install softhsm2-common
Install softhsm2-common 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 softhsm2-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install softhsm2-common
How To Uninstall softhsm2-common on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the softhsm2-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove softhsm2-common
Uninstall softhsm2-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall softhsm2-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove softhsm2-common
Remove softhsm2-common Configurations and Data
To remove softhsm2-common configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge softhsm2-common
Remove softhsm2-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove softhsm2-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge softhsm2-common
Dependencies
softhsm2-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install softhsm2-common package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.