How To Install libcotp-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcotp-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libcotp-dev
libcotp-dev is:
C library that generates TOTP and HOTP according to RFC-6238.
This package contains the files needed to compile and link programs which use this library.
There are three methods to install libcotp-dev on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcotp-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcotp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcotp-dev
Install libcotp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcotp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcotp-dev
Install libcotp-dev 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. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libcotp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcotp-dev
How To Uninstall libcotp-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libcotp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcotp-dev
Uninstall libcotp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcotp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcotp-dev
Remove libcotp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcotp-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcotp-dev
Remove libcotp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcotp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcotp-dev
Dependencies
libcotp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcotp-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.