How to Install and Uninstall softhsm2-common Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "softhsm2-common" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install softhsm2-common on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "softhsm2-common" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall softhsm2-common on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the softhsm2-common package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: softhsm2-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.1-2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: softhsm2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian DNS Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 41
Depends: ucf
Conflicts: softhsm-common (<< 2.0)
Filename: pool/universe/s/softhsm2/softhsm2-common_2.6.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 6996
MD5sum: 064c5691de5e773e6ae7387198c7296e
SHA1: b727ecec9f5fc1f61c386436a52e8fc53d4e6b1c
SHA256: 8451469188d0c88ebea716ffab03c128d5ad3fc09be8000aea61fd48e775bd53
SHA512: 8702d68041c0370365f1b0f04a6bc4646a1ee2ebc79d3a93aa3ebd9c469d60f867986b226d3f659438eecfd73a3bc84ccfbfcabe6cd65c0ae43a7d03c4e391ad
Homepage: https://www.opendnssec.org/softhsm/
Description-en: cryptographic store accessible through a PKCS #11
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.
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SoftHSM 2 is a software implementation of a generic cryptographic
device with a PKCS #11 Cryptographic Token Interface.
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This package contains common files shared between enforcer and signer.
Description-md5: 84f7adad9d6fbe53bf5d7bb1bf13de6c