How To Install libyubikey on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyubikey on CentOS 7. libyubikey is C library for decrypting and parsing Yubikey One-time passwords

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyubikey on CentOS 7.

What is libyubikey

This package holds a low-level C software development kit for the Yubico authentication device, the Yubikey.

We can use yum or dnf to install libyubikey on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libyubikey.

Install libyubikey on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libyubikey using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libyubikey

Install libyubikey on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libyubikey using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libyubikey

How To Uninstall libyubikey on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libyubikey

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyubikey on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.