How To Install libykpiv1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libykpiv1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libykpiv1
libykpiv1 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 run-time shared library. You normally don’t need to install it manually.
There are three methods to install libykpiv1 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 libykpiv1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libykpiv1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libykpiv1
Install libykpiv1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libykpiv1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libykpiv1
Install libykpiv1 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 libykpiv1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libykpiv1
How To Uninstall libykpiv1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libykpiv1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libykpiv1
Uninstall libykpiv1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libykpiv1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libykpiv1
Remove libykpiv1 Configurations and Data
To remove libykpiv1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libykpiv1
Remove libykpiv1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libykpiv1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libykpiv1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libykpiv1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
