How To Install libykpiv-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libykpiv-dev on Debian 12.
What is libykpiv-dev
libykpiv-dev is:
The Yubico PIV tool is used for interacting with the Personal Identity Verification Card (PIV) application on a YubiKey. With it you may generate keys on the device, import keys and certificates, create certificate requests, and other operations. A shared library, a PKCS#11 module a command-line tool are included.
This package contains the development files for the library.
There are three methods to install libykpiv-dev 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 libykpiv-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 libykpiv-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libykpiv-dev
Install libykpiv-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libykpiv-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libykpiv-dev
Install libykpiv-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 libykpiv-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libykpiv-dev
How To Uninstall libykpiv-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libykpiv-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libykpiv-dev
Uninstall libykpiv-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libykpiv-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libykpiv-dev
Remove libykpiv-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libykpiv-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libykpiv-dev
Remove libykpiv-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libykpiv-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libykpiv-dev
Dependencies
libykpiv-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libykpiv-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
