How To Install libotpw-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libotpw-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libotpw-dev
libotpw-dev is:
OTPW is a one-time password system which is robust against the password list being stolen and race for the last digit attacks.
This package contains the development files needed to write programs using OTPW and the documentation of the OTPW system.
There are three methods to install libotpw-dev 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 libotpw-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libotpw-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libotpw-dev
Install libotpw-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libotpw-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libotpw-dev
Install libotpw-dev 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 libotpw-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libotpw-dev
How To Uninstall libotpw-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libotpw-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libotpw-dev
Uninstall libotpw-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libotpw-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libotpw-dev
Remove libotpw-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libotpw-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libotpw-dev
Remove libotpw-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libotpw-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libotpw-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libotpw-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
