How To Install python3-yubikey-manager 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 python3-yubikey-manager on Ubuntu.
What is python3-yubikey-manager
python3-yubikey-manager is:
A Python library for configuring YubiKey over all transport modes. This is the Python 3 version of the package.
python3-yubikey-manager was renamed to python3-ykman in v3.1.1-2, in accordance with naming conventions for packages of Python modules.
There are three methods to install python3-yubikey-manager 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 python3-yubikey-manager Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-yubikey-manager using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-yubikey-manager
Install python3-yubikey-manager Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-yubikey-manager using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-yubikey-manager
Install python3-yubikey-manager 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 python3-yubikey-manager using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-yubikey-manager
How To Uninstall python3-yubikey-manager on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-yubikey-manager package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-yubikey-manager
Uninstall python3-yubikey-manager And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-yubikey-manager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-yubikey-manager
Remove python3-yubikey-manager Configurations and Data
To remove python3-yubikey-manager configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-yubikey-manager
Remove python3-yubikey-manager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-yubikey-manager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-yubikey-manager
Dependencies
python3-yubikey-manager have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-yubikey-manager package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.