How To Install ykneomgr on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ykneomgr on Debian 9. ykneomgr is Yubico YubiKey NEO CCID Manager tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ykneomgr on Debian 9.

What is ykneomgr

ykneomgr is:

This is a C library to interact with the CCID-part of the YubiKey NEO. There is a command line tool “ykneomgr” for interactive use. It supports querying the YubiKey NEO for firmware version, operation mode (OTP/CCID) and serial number. You may also mode switch the device and manage applets (list, delete and install).

This package contains the command line tool.

There are three methods to install ykneomgr on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ykneomgr Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ykneomgr

Install ykneomgr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ykneomgr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ykneomgr

Install ykneomgr 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ykneomgr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ykneomgr

How To Uninstall ykneomgr on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ykneomgr

Uninstall ykneomgr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ykneomgr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ykneomgr

Remove ykneomgr Configurations and Data

To remove ykneomgr configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ykneomgr

Remove ykneomgr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ykneomgr

Dependencies

ykneomgr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ykneomgr package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.