How To Install libpskc-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpskc-dev on Debian 12.
What is libpskc-dev
libpskc-dev is:
OATH Toolkit provide components to build one-time password authentication systems. It contains shared C libraries, command line tools and a PAM module. Supported technologies include the event-based HOTP algorithm (RFC 4226), the time-based TOTP algorithm (RFC 6238), and Portable Symmetric Key Container (PSKC, RFC 6030) to manage secret key data. OATH stands for Open AuTHentication, which is the organization that specify the algorithms.
This package contain all files necessary for developing programs that use Libpskc.
There are three methods to install libpskc-dev 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 libpskc-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 libpskc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpskc-dev
Install libpskc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpskc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpskc-dev
Install libpskc-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libpskc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpskc-dev
How To Uninstall libpskc-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpskc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpskc-dev
Uninstall libpskc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpskc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpskc-dev
Remove libpskc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpskc-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpskc-dev
Remove libpskc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpskc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpskc-dev
Dependencies
libpskc-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpskc-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
