How To Install libu2f-host-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libu2f-host-dev on Debian 12.
What is libu2f-host-dev
libu2f-host-dev is:
Libu2f is a package for doing Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) host communication and has functionality for the Registration and Authentication operations. The package contains a C library, a command line tool, and documentation.
This package contains development files for the libu2f-host library.
There are three methods to install libu2f-host-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 libu2f-host-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 libu2f-host-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libu2f-host-dev
Install libu2f-host-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libu2f-host-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libu2f-host-dev
Install libu2f-host-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 libu2f-host-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libu2f-host-dev
How To Uninstall libu2f-host-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libu2f-host-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libu2f-host-dev
Uninstall libu2f-host-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libu2f-host-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libu2f-host-dev
Remove libu2f-host-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libu2f-host-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libu2f-host-dev
Remove libu2f-host-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libu2f-host-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libu2f-host-dev
Dependencies
libu2f-host-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libu2f-host-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
