How To Install libauth-googleauth-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libauth-googleauth-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libauth-googleauth-perl
libauth-googleauth-perl is:
Auth::GoogleAuth provides a simplified interface to supporting typical two-factor authentication with Google Authenticator using the TOTP Algorithm as defined by RFC 6238. Although Google Authenticator supports both TOTP and HOTP, at the moment, this module only supports TOTP.
There are three methods to install libauth-googleauth-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libauth-googleauth-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libauth-googleauth-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libauth-googleauth-perl
Install libauth-googleauth-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libauth-googleauth-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libauth-googleauth-perl
Install libauth-googleauth-perl 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 libauth-googleauth-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libauth-googleauth-perl
How To Uninstall libauth-googleauth-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libauth-googleauth-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libauth-googleauth-perl
Uninstall libauth-googleauth-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libauth-googleauth-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libauth-googleauth-perl
Remove libauth-googleauth-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libauth-googleauth-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libauth-googleauth-perl
Remove libauth-googleauth-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libauth-googleauth-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libauth-googleauth-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libauth-googleauth-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
