How To Install libyubikey-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libyubikey-dev on Debian 10.
What is libyubikey-dev
libyubikey-dev is:
Yubikeys are USB tokens that act like keyboards and generate one-time passwords. The tokens are produced and sold by Yubico
This library is used for decrypting the one-time passwords into their various components.
This package contains the necessary files for developing using libyubikey.
There are three methods to install libyubikey-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libyubikey-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 libyubikey-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libyubikey-dev
Install libyubikey-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libyubikey-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libyubikey-dev
Install libyubikey-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 libyubikey-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libyubikey-dev
How To Uninstall libyubikey-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libyubikey-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libyubikey-dev
Uninstall libyubikey-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libyubikey-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyubikey-dev
Remove libyubikey-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libyubikey-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libyubikey-dev
Remove libyubikey-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libyubikey-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyubikey-dev
Dependencies
libyubikey-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libyubikey-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.