How To Install php-christianriesen-otp on Debian 12

Learn how to install php-christianriesen-otp on Debian 12 with this tutorial. php-christianriesen-otp is PHP library to check HOTP and TOTP one time passwords

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-christianriesen-otp on Debian 12.

What is php-christianriesen-otp

php-christianriesen-otp is:

Implements hotp according to RFC4226 and totp according to RFC6238 (only sha1 algorithm). Once you have a secret, you can use it directly in this class to create the passwords themselves (mainly for debugging use) or use the check functions to safely check the validity of the keys. The checkTotp function also includes a helper to battle timedrift.

Also includes a static GoogleAuthenticator function class to generate a correct url for the QR code, so you can easy scan it with your device. Google Authenticator is available as application for iPhone and Android. This removes the burden to create such an app from the developers of websites by using this set of classes.

There are three methods to install php-christianriesen-otp 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 php-christianriesen-otp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-christianriesen-otp

Install php-christianriesen-otp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-christianriesen-otp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-christianriesen-otp

Install php-christianriesen-otp 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 php-christianriesen-otp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-christianriesen-otp

How To Uninstall php-christianriesen-otp on Debian 12

To uninstall only the php-christianriesen-otp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-christianriesen-otp

Uninstall php-christianriesen-otp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-christianriesen-otp

Remove php-christianriesen-otp Configurations and Data

To remove php-christianriesen-otp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-christianriesen-otp

Remove php-christianriesen-otp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-christianriesen-otp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-christianriesen-otp

Dependencies

php-christianriesen-otp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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