How To Install yubioath-desktop on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install yubioath-desktop in Fedora 36. yubioath-desktop is Yubikey tool for generating OATH event-based HOTP and time-based TOTP codes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yubioath-desktop on Fedora 36.

What is yubioath-desktop

The Yubico Authenticator is a graphical desktop tool and CLI 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.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install yubioath-desktop

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

sudo yum -y install yubioath-desktop

How To Uninstall yubioath-desktop on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove yubioath-desktop

yubioath-desktop Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/yubioath-desktop
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/85
/usr/lib/.build-id/85/e71e082f9f02e4ec5c934f7127329b45c2a93a
/usr/share/applications/com.yubico.yubioath.desktop
/usr/share/doc/yubioath-desktop
/usr/share/doc/yubioath-desktop/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/yubioath-desktop/README
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/com.yubico.yubioath-1000x1000.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/com.yubico.yubioath.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/yubico-msi-background.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/yubico-msi-y-banner.png
/usr/share/licenses/yubioath-desktop
/usr/share/licenses/yubioath-desktop/COPYING

References

Summary

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