How To Install pam_yubico on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_yubico in Fedora 36. pam_yubico is A Pluggable Authentication Module for yubikeys

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_yubico on Fedora 36.

What is pam_yubico

This is pam_yubico, a pluggable authentication module that can be used with Linux-PAM and yubikeys. This module supports yubikey OTP checking.

We can use yum or dnf to install pam_yubico on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pam_yubico.

Install pam_yubico on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pam_yubico using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pam_yubico

Install pam_yubico on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pam_yubico using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pam_yubico

How To Uninstall pam_yubico on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the pam_yubico package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pam_yubico

pam_yubico Package Contents on Fedora 36

/lib/security/pam_yubico.so
/usr/bin/ykpamcfg
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/98
/usr/lib/.build-id/98/1ddbb1ca8e74efe43b0b896313c649850848f5
/usr/lib/.build-id/f4
/usr/lib/.build-id/f4/ada24b87c73f7c98416092a181b07b0bbe05fa
/usr/share/doc/pam_yubico
/usr/share/doc/pam_yubico/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/pam_yubico/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/pam_yubico/README
/usr/share/licenses/pam_yubico
/usr/share/licenses/pam_yubico/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/ykpamcfg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pam_yubico.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_yubico on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_yubico on Fedora 36.

What is pam_yubico

This is pam_yubico, a pluggable authentication module that can be used with Linux-PAM and yubikeys. This module supports yubikey OTP checking.

We can use yum or dnf to install pam_yubico on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pam_yubico.

Install pam_yubico on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pam_yubico using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pam_yubico

Install pam_yubico on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pam_yubico using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pam_yubico

How To Uninstall pam_yubico on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the pam_yubico package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pam_yubico

pam_yubico Package Contents on Fedora 36

/lib64/security/pam_yubico.so
/usr/bin/ykpamcfg
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/01
/usr/lib/.build-id/01/6a6644ffd34f6d20b8adebafa2be0a80cde90b
/usr/lib/.build-id/09
/usr/lib/.build-id/09/40d3fed9c1225048731428b9b9b39c88e35513
/usr/share/doc/pam_yubico
/usr/share/doc/pam_yubico/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/pam_yubico/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/pam_yubico/README
/usr/share/licenses/pam_yubico
/usr/share/licenses/pam_yubico/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/ykpamcfg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pam_yubico.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_yubico on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).