How To Install tpm_setpresence on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install tpm-tools

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is tpm_setpresence and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install tpm_setpresence on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install tpm_setpresence using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install tpm_setpresence using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tpm-tools

Install tpm_setpresence using apt

Because tpm_setpresence is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install tpm_setpresence using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tpm-tools

Install tpm_setpresence using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install tpm_setpresence by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tpm-tools

How to upgrade (update) a single package tpm_setpresence using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the tpm_setpresence, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install tpm-tools

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install tpm-tools

How To Uninstall tpm_setpresence from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the tpm_setpresence package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tpm-tools

Uninstall tpm_setpresence and all its dependencies

To uninstall tpm_setpresence and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tpm-tools

Remove tpm_setpresence with all configurations and data

To remove tpm_setpresence configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tpm-tools

Remove tpm_setpresence completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to tpm_setpresence package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tpm-tools

Extra info and code examples

tpm-tools is a group of tools to manage and utilize the Trusted Computing Group's TPM hardware. TPM hardware can create, store and use RSA keys securely (without ever being exposed in memory), verify a platform's software state using cryptographic hashes and more. This package contains tools to allow the platform administrator the ability to manage and diagnose the platform's TPM. Additionally, the package contains commands to utilize some of the capabilities available in the TPM PKCS#11 interface implemented in the openCryptoki project.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install tpm_setpresence using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the tpm_setpresence from Ubuntu 22.04.

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