How to Install and Uninstall libu2f-udev Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libu2f-udev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libu2f-udev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libu2f-udev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libu2f-udev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libu2f-udev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libu2f-udev package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libu2f-udev
Architecture: all
Version: 1.1.10-3build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: libu2f-host
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Authentication Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14
Depends: udev (>= 244)
Filename: pool/main/libu/libu2f-host/libu2f-udev_1.1.10-3build1_all.deb
Size: 4372
MD5sum: 7a56521908203dee92be3b718c4b49bf
SHA1: 9b42bc0d66a38c47aa3401285bc386dbd0c3f56d
SHA256: b7d6e33b2d72a6f2af0e62eba72e727cf96c97c19a080dd253e4b61f71307014
SHA512: 5d0e0054a4c943d53699c1940e9a89266afd5ceee7788672199060adc5ddb0a4b2e3d7e78f251aeac079900ea110911231246b5a5f2460a906329ffbd30ae56e
Homepage: https://developers.yubico.com/libu2f-host/
Description-en: Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) — transitional package
Libu2f is a package for doing Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) host communication
and has functionality for the Registration and Authentication operations.
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This package is not necessary anymore, and can be safely removed: since udev
v244, U2F devices are autodetected without needing 3rd party udev rules.
Description-md5: 3eddce28b1501e92cbac3e3ac635606b
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi