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title: Install pynitrokey on Fedora 41
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description: Here's how I installed pynitrokey on my Fedora 41 KDE laptop, resolving missing dependencies.
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date: 2025-03-30T10:53:35+0100
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tags:
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- security
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- Linux
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- Fedora
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---
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{{< figure src="IMGP0069.jpg"
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alt="My Nitrokey 3A mini"
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title="My Nitrokey 3A mini on the right side of the picture" >}}
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I use [Yubikey][]s and [Nitrokey][]s as a second factor during 2FA
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authentication.
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My experiences with Nitrokey devices have been mixed. Currently my 3A mini
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stopped working. I wanted to investigate what's going on, only to find out that
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the commandline tool `nitropy` no longer worked on my machine either! :-(
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Here's how I got it to work again. I'm a Python noob, so maybe there's a better
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way to install the dependencies. The operating system is Fedora 41.
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```bash
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sudo dnf install systemd-devel python3-devel
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pipx install pynitrokey
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```
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Afterwards I was greeted with this:
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```text
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$ nitropy nk3 test
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Command line tool to interact with Nitrokey devices 0.8.1
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Critical error:
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No connected NK3 devices found
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Critical error occurred, exiting now
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Unexpected? Is this a bug? Would you like to get support/help?
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- You can report issues at: https://support.nitrokey.com/
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- Writing an e-mail to support@nitrokey.com is also possible
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- Please attach the log: '/tmp/nitropy.log._p6mpa3e' with any support/help request!
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- Please check if you have udev rules installed: https://docs.nitrokey.com/nitrokeys/nitrokey3/firmware-update#troubleshooting-linux
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```
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I made sure that I had the abovementioned `udev` rules in place. The key is not
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detected by any system, be it my personal Linux laptop or any Windows machine
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that I could access. [D'oh][]!
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[Nitrokey]: https://www.nitrokey.com
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[Yubikey]: https://www.yubico.com
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[d'oh]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D'oh! |