How To Install libstoken1 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstoken1
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libstoken1
libstoken1 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 a shared library allowing other applications, such as VPN clients and web browsers, to generate tokencodes. This can improve both ease of use and security, as the user does not need to copy and paste tokencodes between applications. Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full
There are three methods to install libstoken1
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libstoken1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libstoken1
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libstoken1
Install libstoken1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libstoken1
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libstoken1
Install libstoken1 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 libstoken1
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libstoken1
How To Uninstall libstoken1 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libstoken1
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libstoken1
Uninstall libstoken1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libstoken1
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstoken1
Remove libstoken1 Configurations and Data
To remove libstoken1
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libstoken1
Remove libstoken1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libstoken1
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstoken1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstoken1
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.