How To Install libykclient-dev on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libykclient-dev on Debian 9.

What is libykclient-dev

libykclient-dev is:

YubiKeys are USB tokens that act like keyboards and generate one-time passwords (OTPs). The tokens are produced and sold by Yubico.

This library is used for talking to an online validation server such as yubikey-server-c, yubikey-server-php or yubikey-server-j.

This package contains the necessary files for developers, and a command line tool “ykclient” to perform OTP queries from the shell.

There are three methods to install libykclient-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libykclient-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 libykclient-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libykclient-dev

Install libykclient-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libykclient-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libykclient-dev

Install libykclient-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 libykclient-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libykclient-dev

How To Uninstall libykclient-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libykclient-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libykclient-dev

Uninstall libykclient-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libykclient-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libykclient-dev

Remove libykclient-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libykclient-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libykclient-dev

Remove libykclient-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libykclient-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libykclient-dev

Dependencies

libykclient-dev have the following dependencies:

• libykclient3
• libc6

References

• libykclient-dev website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libykclient-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.