How To Install libstoken-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstoken-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libstoken-dev
libstoken-dev is:
stoken is a software token which generates one-time passwords compatible with RSA SecurID 128-bit (AES) tokens. SecurID tokens are commonly used to authenticate end users to protected network resources and VPNs, as OTPs provide greater resistance to many attacks associated with static passwords.
stoken aims to provide a Linux-friendly, free software alternative to the proprietary RSA SecurID Software Authenticators.
This package provides the headers and static libraries for libstoken.
There are three methods to install libstoken-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 libstoken-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 libstoken-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libstoken-dev
Install libstoken-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libstoken-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libstoken-dev
Install libstoken-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 libstoken-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libstoken-dev
How To Uninstall libstoken-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libstoken-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libstoken-dev
Uninstall libstoken-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libstoken-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstoken-dev
Remove libstoken-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libstoken-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libstoken-dev
Remove libstoken-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libstoken-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstoken-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstoken-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
