How To Install libcotp12 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcotp12 on Debian 12.
What is libcotp12
libcotp12 is:
C library that generates TOTP and HOTP according to RFC-6238.
This package contains the shared library object.
There are three methods to install libcotp12 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcotp12 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcotp12 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcotp12
Install libcotp12 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcotp12 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcotp12
Install libcotp12 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 libcotp12 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcotp12
How To Uninstall libcotp12 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcotp12 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcotp12
Uninstall libcotp12 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcotp12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcotp12
Remove libcotp12 Configurations and Data
To remove libcotp12 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcotp12
Remove libcotp12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcotp12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcotp12
Dependencies
libcotp12 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcotp12 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
