How To Install nitrocli on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nitrocli on Debian 12.
What is nitrocli
nitrocli is:
nitrocli provides access to the password safe, the encrypted storage and the one-time password generator on Nitrokey Pro and Nitrokey Storage devices. It can also be used to manage the device configuration and PINs.
There are three methods to install nitrocli 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 nitrocli Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nitrocli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nitrocli
Install nitrocli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nitrocli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nitrocli
Install nitrocli 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 nitrocli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nitrocli
How To Uninstall nitrocli on Debian 12
To uninstall only the nitrocli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nitrocli
Uninstall nitrocli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nitrocli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nitrocli
Remove nitrocli Configurations and Data
To remove nitrocli configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nitrocli
Remove nitrocli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nitrocli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nitrocli
Dependencies
nitrocli have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nitrocli package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.