How To Install libykneomgr-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libykneomgr-dev on Debian 9. libykneomgr-dev is Yubico YubiKey NEO CCID Manager library development files

Introduction

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

What is libykneomgr-dev

libykneomgr-dev is:

This is a C library to interact with the CCID-part of the YubiKey NEO. There is a command line tool “ykneomgr” for interactive use. It supports querying the YubiKey NEO for firmware version, operation mode (OTP/CCID) and serial number. You may also mode switch the device and manage applets (list, delete and install).

This package contains files that are useful if you are developing something that uses the library.

There are three methods to install libykneomgr-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 libykneomgr-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 libykneomgr-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libykneomgr-dev

Install libykneomgr-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libykneomgr-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libykneomgr-dev

How To Uninstall libykneomgr-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libykneomgr-dev

Uninstall libykneomgr-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libykneomgr-dev

Remove libykneomgr-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libykneomgr-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libykneomgr-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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