How To Install yubioath-desktop 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 yubioath-desktop on Ubuntu.

What is yubioath-desktop

yubioath-desktop is:

The Yubico Authenticator is a graphical desktop tool for generating Open AuTHentication (OATH) event-based HOTP and time-based TOTP one-time password codes, with the help of a Yubikey that protects the shared secrets.

There are three methods to install yubioath-desktop 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 yubioath-desktop Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install yubioath-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install yubioath-desktop

Install yubioath-desktop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install yubioath-desktop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install yubioath-desktop

Install yubioath-desktop 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 yubioath-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yubioath-desktop

How To Uninstall yubioath-desktop on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the yubioath-desktop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove yubioath-desktop

Uninstall yubioath-desktop And Its Dependencies

To uninstall yubioath-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yubioath-desktop

Remove yubioath-desktop Configurations and Data

To remove yubioath-desktop configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge yubioath-desktop

Remove yubioath-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove yubioath-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yubioath-desktop

Dependencies

yubioath-desktop have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5multimedia5
• libqt5qml5
• libqt5quick5
• libqt5quickcontrols2-5
• libqt5widgets5
• libstdc++6
• python3-yubikey-manager
• qml-module-io-thp-pyotherside
• qml-module-qtquick-controls
• qml-module-qtquick-controls2
• qml-module-qtquick-dialogs
• qml-module-qt-labs-settings
• qml-module-qt-labs-platform
• pcscd

References

• yubioath-desktop website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install yubioath-desktop package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.