How To Install nitrocli on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nitrocli on Ubuntu 22.04. nitrocli is command line interface for Nitrokey devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nitrocli on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is nitrocli

nitrocli is:

nitrocli provides access to the password safe, the encrypted storage and the one-time password generator on Nitrokey Pro and Nitrokey Storage devices. It can also be used to manage the device configuration and PINs.

There are three methods to install nitrocli on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install nitrocli Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nitrocli

Install nitrocli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nitrocli

Install nitrocli 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 nitrocli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nitrocli

How To Uninstall nitrocli on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove nitrocli

Uninstall nitrocli And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nitrocli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nitrocli

Remove nitrocli Configurations and Data

To remove nitrocli configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nitrocli

Remove nitrocli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nitrocli

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nitrocli package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.