How to Install and Uninstall softhsm2 Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 18,2024

You can also install and uninstall the softhsm2 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "softhsm2" package

Please follow the guidance below to install softhsm2 on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                softhsm2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "softhsm2" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall softhsm2 on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                softhsm2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the softhsm2 package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: softhsm2
Version: 2.6.1-2.1
Installed-Size: 601
Maintainer: Debian DNS Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libsofthsm2, softhsm2-common, libc6 (>= 2.33), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), libstdc++6 (>= 11)
Description: cryptographic store accessible through a PKCS #11
Description-md5: 77d129851e17a16491eb5bef1e7e4011
Homepage: https://www.opendnssec.org/softhsm/
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/softhsm2/softhsm2_2.6.1-2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 169480
MD5sum: 84fa4f2bbb3c3ad1b686c0d5593b2d66
SHA256: 10bf00517295d1da6229684a73fbf90d64841d0a8df69517dc0004586720d04e