How To Install libchipcard-tools on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchipcard-tools on Debian 11. libchipcard-tools is tools for accessing chipcards

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchipcard-tools on Debian 11.

What is libchipcard-tools

libchipcard-tools is:

libchipcard provides an API for accessing smartcards. Examples are memory cards, as well as HBCI (home banking), German GeldKarte (electronic small change), and KVK (health insurance) cards.

This package contains tools for chipcards, e.g. geldkarte.

There are three methods to install libchipcard-tools on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libchipcard-tools Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libchipcard-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libchipcard-tools

Install libchipcard-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libchipcard-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libchipcard-tools

Install libchipcard-tools 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libchipcard-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libchipcard-tools

How To Uninstall libchipcard-tools on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libchipcard-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libchipcard-tools

Uninstall libchipcard-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libchipcard-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchipcard-tools

Remove libchipcard-tools Configurations and Data

To remove libchipcard-tools configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libchipcard-tools

Remove libchipcard-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libchipcard-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libchipcard-tools

Dependencies

libchipcard-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchipcard-tools package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.