How To Install libykpers-1-1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libykpers-1-1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libykpers-1-1 is Library for personalization of YubiKey OTP tokens

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libykpers-1-1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libykpers-1-1

libykpers-1-1 is:

YubiKeys are USB tokens that act like keyboards and generate one-time or static passwords.

This package contains the run-time shared library needed for the personalization tool. You normally don’t need to install it manually.

There are three methods to install libykpers-1-1 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 libykpers-1-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libykpers-1-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libykpers-1-1

Install libykpers-1-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libykpers-1-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libykpers-1-1

Install libykpers-1-1 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 libykpers-1-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libykpers-1-1

How To Uninstall libykpers-1-1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libykpers-1-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libykpers-1-1

Uninstall libykpers-1-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libykpers-1-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libykpers-1-1

Remove libykpers-1-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libykpers-1-1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libykpers-1-1

Remove libykpers-1-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libykpers-1-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libykpers-1-1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libykpers-1-1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.