How to Install and Uninstall google-authenticator.x86_64 Package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "google-authenticator.x86_64" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install google-authenticator.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                google-authenticator.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "google-authenticator.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall google-authenticator.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8):


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the google-authenticator.x86_64 package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

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Available Packages
Name : google-authenticator
Version : 1.07
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 57 k
Source : google-authenticator-1.07-1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : One-time pass-code support using open standards
URL : https://github.com/google/google-authenticator-libpam/
License : ASL 2.0
Description : The Google Authenticator package contains a plug-able authentication
: module (PAM) which allows login using one-time pass-codes conforming to
: the open standards developed by the Initiative for Open Authentication
: (OATH) (which is unrelated to OAuth).
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: Pass-code generators are available (separately) for several mobile
: platforms.
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: These implementations support the HMAC-Based One-time Password (HOTP)
: algorithm specified in RFC 4226 and the Time-based One-time Password
: (TOTP) algorithm currently in draft.