How To Install libykclient3 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libykclient3 on Debian 12.
What is libykclient3
libykclient3 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 runtime library.
There are three methods to install libykclient3 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 libykclient3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libykclient3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libykclient3
Install libykclient3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libykclient3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libykclient3
Install libykclient3 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 libykclient3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libykclient3
How To Uninstall libykclient3 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libykclient3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libykclient3
Uninstall libykclient3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libykclient3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libykclient3
Remove libykclient3 Configurations and Data
To remove libykclient3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libykclient3
Remove libykclient3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libykclient3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libykclient3
Dependencies
libykclient3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libykclient3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
