How to Install and Uninstall softhsm-common Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 02,2025

You can also install and uninstall the softhsm-common on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "softhsm-common" package

Learn how to install softhsm-common on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "softhsm-common" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall softhsm-common on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the softhsm-common package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: softhsm-common
Source: softhsm2
Version: 2.6.1-2.1
Installed-Size: 26
Maintainer: Debian DNS Team
Architecture: all
Depends: softhsm2-common
Description: cryptographic store accessible through a PKCS #11 (dummy)
Description-md5: 49974d164c1e8bafdd112eba6e6c072b
Homepage: https://www.opendnssec.org/softhsm/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: oldlibs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/softhsm2/softhsm-common_2.6.1-2.1_all.deb
Size: 14084
MD5sum: d320e48f8d1f1ea883f056ac3b4ba073
SHA256: af6c2721eff8c8c245e4fa8ec2eb1932427f29d86a1208edb4b09fd5589f7be2