How To Install libccid on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libccid on Ubuntu.
What is libccid
libccid is:
This library provides a PC/SC IFD handler implementation for the USB smart card drivers compliant to the CCID protocol.
This package is needed to communicate with the CCID smartcard readers through the PC/SC Lite resource manager (pcscd).
For an exhaustive list of supported reader see https://ccid.apdu.fr/select_readers/
This driver also supports the GemPC Twin connected to a serial port and the GemPC Card (PCMCIA, through the suggested pcmciautils package) and Gemplus GemPC Express (Express54 card).
There are three methods to install libccid on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libccid Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libccid using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libccid
Install libccid Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libccid using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libccid
Install libccid 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 libccid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libccid
How To Uninstall libccid on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libccid package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libccid
Uninstall libccid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libccid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libccid
Remove libccid Configurations and Data
To remove libccid configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libccid
Remove libccid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libccid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libccid
Dependencies
libccid have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libccid package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.