How To Install libyubikey0 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 libyubikey0 on Ubuntu.
What is libyubikey0
libyubikey0 is:
Yubikeys are USB tokens that act like keyboards and generate one-time passwords. The tokens are produced and sold by Yubico
This library is used for decrypting the one-time passwords into their various components.
This package contains the runtime library for libyubikey.
There are three methods to install libyubikey0 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 libyubikey0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libyubikey0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libyubikey0
Install libyubikey0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libyubikey0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libyubikey0
Install libyubikey0 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 libyubikey0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libyubikey0
How To Uninstall libyubikey0 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libyubikey0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libyubikey0
Uninstall libyubikey0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libyubikey0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyubikey0
Remove libyubikey0 Configurations and Data
To remove libyubikey0 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libyubikey0
Remove libyubikey0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libyubikey0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyubikey0
Dependencies
libyubikey0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libyubikey0 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.