Install pynitrokey on Fedora 41
Here's how I installed pynitrokey on my Fedora 41 KDE laptop, resolving missing dependencies.
2025-03-30 10:53 +0100
My Nitrokey 3A mini on the right side of the picture
I use Yubikeys and Nitrokeys as a second factor during 2FA authentication.
My experiences with Nitrokey devices have been mixed. Currently my 3A mini
stopped working. I wanted to investigate what’s going on, only to find out that
the commandline tool nitropy no longer worked on my machine either! :-(
Here’s how I got it to work again. I’m a Python noob, so maybe there’s a better way to install the dependencies. The operating system is Fedora 41.
sudo dnf install systemd-devel python3-devel
pipx install pynitrokey
Afterwards I was greeted with this:
$ nitropy nk3 test
Command line tool to interact with Nitrokey devices 0.8.1
Critical error:
No connected NK3 devices found
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Critical error occurred, exiting now
Unexpected? Is this a bug? Would you like to get support/help?
- You can report issues at: https://support.nitrokey.com/
- Writing an e-mail to support@nitrokey.com is also possible
- Please attach the log: '/tmp/nitropy.log._p6mpa3e' with any support/help request!
- Please check if you have udev rules installed: https://docs.nitrokey.com/nitrokeys/nitrokey3/firmware-update#troubleshooting-linux
I made sure that I had the abovementioned udev rules in place. The key is not
detected by any system, be it my personal Linux laptop or any Windows machine
that I could access. D’oh!