How To Install numberstation on Debian 12

Learn how to install numberstation on Debian 12 with this tutorial. numberstation is TOTP Authenticator application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install numberstation on Debian 12.

What is numberstation

numberstation is:

A Gnome Authenticator clone. This generates 2fa tokens based on secrets installed. It registers as uri-handler for otpauth:// urls so they can be added from Megapixels.

Note this app is designed for small screens, and works perfectly on mobile phones.

There are three methods to install numberstation 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 numberstation Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install numberstation using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install numberstation

Install numberstation Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install numberstation using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install numberstation

Install numberstation 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 numberstation using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install numberstation

How To Uninstall numberstation on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove numberstation

Uninstall numberstation And Its Dependencies

To uninstall numberstation and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove numberstation

Remove numberstation Configurations and Data

To remove numberstation configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge numberstation

Remove numberstation configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove numberstation configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge numberstation

Dependencies

numberstation have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install numberstation package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.