How To Install python3-pyscard 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 python3-pyscard
on Ubuntu.
What is python3-pyscard
python3-pyscard is:
This package contains a wrapper to use PC/SC from a Python 3 program. PC/SC (or winscard or pcsc) is an API to communicate with smart cards and smart card readers.
The package also contains some example of codes.
There are three methods to install python3-pyscard
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 python3-pyscard Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyscard
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyscard
Install python3-pyscard Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyscard
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pyscard
Install python3-pyscard 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 python3-pyscard
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyscard
How To Uninstall python3-pyscard on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-pyscard
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pyscard
Uninstall python3-pyscard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pyscard
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyscard
Remove python3-pyscard Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pyscard
configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyscard
Remove python3-pyscard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pyscard
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyscard
Dependencies
python3-pyscard have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyscard
package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.