How To Install libykneomgr0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libykneomgr0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libykneomgr0 is Yubico YubiKey NEO CCID Manager library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libykneomgr0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libykneomgr0

libykneomgr0 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 the shared library, and is normally pulled in automatically by any package that needs it.

There are three methods to install libykneomgr0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libykneomgr0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libykneomgr0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libykneomgr0

Install libykneomgr0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libykneomgr0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libykneomgr0

Install libykneomgr0 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libykneomgr0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libykneomgr0

How To Uninstall libykneomgr0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libykneomgr0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libykneomgr0

Uninstall libykneomgr0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libykneomgr0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libykneomgr0

Remove libykneomgr0 Configurations and Data

To remove libykneomgr0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libykneomgr0

Remove libykneomgr0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libykneomgr0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libykneomgr0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libykneomgr0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.