How to Install and Uninstall keyutils Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "keyutils" package

This is a short guide on how to install keyutils on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall keyutils on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                keyutils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the keyutils package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: keyutils
Version: 1.6.1-2
Installed-Size: 148
Maintainer: Christian Kastner
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libkeyutils1 (>= 1.6.1)
Description: Linux Key Management Utilities
Description-md5: 2d8745863e4f147ac2e1dded0b9fa058
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://people.redhat.com/~dhowells/keyutils/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, security::authentication, security::cryptography,
security::privacy, use::checking, use::configuring, use::login
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/k/keyutils/keyutils_1.6.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 52812
MD5sum: 635f72c3cfeff3bb4551ad205b595955
SHA256: d446262eef6718cce886a8ef13c485a5bce49f58d0b07bd6c22b6f9f5790d349