How to Install and Uninstall softhsm2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "softhsm2" package

This tutorial shows how to install softhsm2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 steps below to uninstall softhsm2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: softhsm2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 166
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ondřej Surý
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.0-2ubuntu1
Depends: libsofthsm2, softhsm2-common, libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Filename: pool/universe/s/softhsm2/softhsm2_2.0.0-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 42616
MD5sum: e62e25402399c54c709713550819087b
SHA1: 18cce504a38a76ca78885dc435a063e0fb6eaab5
SHA256: e4fde011c15640a9f5e9310421493266052bd5f73fb50c911a63f943df11b7da
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 command line tools.
Description-md5: 77d129851e17a16491eb5bef1e7e4011
Homepage: https://www.opendnssec.org/softhsm/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu