How To Install yubiserver on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yubiserver on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is yubiserver
yubiserver is:
Simple and lightweight Yubikey OTP and HOTP/OATH validation server to be used with Yubico’s Yubikey USB tokens including a powerful administration tool, yubiserver-admin, with which you can manage yubiserver’s database by adding,deleting,activating and deactivating users that validate with OTP or HOTP/OATH tokens.
Yubiserver implements Yubico’s server side API and can be used with Yubikey USB tokens and any other client that can implement the same API.
There are three methods to install yubiserver on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install yubiserver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yubiserver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yubiserver
Install yubiserver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yubiserver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yubiserver
Install yubiserver 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install yubiserver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yubiserver
How To Uninstall yubiserver on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the yubiserver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yubiserver
Uninstall yubiserver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yubiserver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yubiserver
Remove yubiserver Configurations and Data
To remove yubiserver configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yubiserver
Remove yubiserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yubiserver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yubiserver
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yubiserver package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
