How To Install u2f-host on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install u2f-host on Debian 10.
What is u2f-host
u2f-host is:
Libu2f is a package for doing Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) host communication and has functionality for the Registration and Authentication operations. The package contains a C library, a command line tool, and documentation.
This is a command line tool to do registration and authentication with a U2F device.
There are three methods to install u2f-host 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 u2f-host Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install u2f-host using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install u2f-host
Install u2f-host Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install u2f-host using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install u2f-host
Install u2f-host 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 u2f-host using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install u2f-host
How To Uninstall u2f-host on Debian 10
To uninstall only the u2f-host package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove u2f-host
Uninstall u2f-host And Its Dependencies
To uninstall u2f-host and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove u2f-host
Remove u2f-host Configurations and Data
To remove u2f-host configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge u2f-host
Remove u2f-host configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove u2f-host configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge u2f-host
Dependencies
u2f-host have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install u2f-host package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.