How To Install libu2f-host on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libu2f-host on CentOS 7. libu2f-host is Yubico Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) Host C Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libu2f-host on CentOS 7.

What is libu2f-host

libu2f-host provides a C library that implements the host-side of the U2F protocol. There are APIs to talk to a U2F device and perform the U2F Register and U2F Authenticate operations.

We can use yum or dnf to install libu2f-host on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libu2f-host.

Install libu2f-host on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libu2f-host using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libu2f-host

Install libu2f-host on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libu2f-host using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libu2f-host

How To Uninstall libu2f-host on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libu2f-host package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libu2f-host

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libu2f-host on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.