How To Install yubikey-manager-qt on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yubikey-manager-qt on Debian 12.
What is yubikey-manager-qt
yubikey-manager-qt is:
YubiKeys are USB tokens that act like keyboards and generate one-time or static passwords.
This is a graphical application for configuring a YubiKey over all transport modes and programming various types of credentials.
There are three methods to install yubikey-manager-qt 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 yubikey-manager-qt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yubikey-manager-qt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yubikey-manager-qt
Install yubikey-manager-qt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yubikey-manager-qt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yubikey-manager-qt
Install yubikey-manager-qt 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 yubikey-manager-qt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yubikey-manager-qt
How To Uninstall yubikey-manager-qt on Debian 12
To uninstall only the yubikey-manager-qt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yubikey-manager-qt
Uninstall yubikey-manager-qt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yubikey-manager-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yubikey-manager-qt
Remove yubikey-manager-qt Configurations and Data
To remove yubikey-manager-qt configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yubikey-manager-qt
Remove yubikey-manager-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yubikey-manager-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yubikey-manager-qt
Dependencies
yubikey-manager-qt have the following dependencies:
- libqt5svg5
- pcscd
- python3-ykman
- qml-module-io-thp-pyotherside
- qml-module-qt-labs-calendar
- qml-module-qt-labs-folderlistmodel
- qml-module-qt-labs-platform
- qml-module-qt-labs-settings
- qml-module-qtgraphicaleffects
- qml-module-qtquick-controls2
- qml-module-qtquick-dialogs
- qml-module-qtquick-layouts
- qml-module-qtquick-window2
- qml-module-qtquick2
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5qml5
- libqt5quickcontrols2-5
- libqt5widgets5
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yubikey-manager-qt package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
