How To Install libpcscada4-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcscada4-dev on Debian 9. libpcscada4-dev is Ada bindings to PC/SC middleware (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcscada4-dev on Debian 9.

What is libpcscada4-dev

libpcscada4-dev is:

PCSC/Ada provides thin- and thick-bindings to PC/SC-middleware for the Ada programming language. The library allows applications written in Ada to communicate with smart cards using the SCard API.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libpcscada4-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpcscada4-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcscada4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpcscada4-dev

Install libpcscada4-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcscada4-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpcscada4-dev

Install libpcscada4-dev 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 libpcscada4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpcscada4-dev

How To Uninstall libpcscada4-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libpcscada4-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpcscada4-dev

Uninstall libpcscada4-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpcscada4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcscada4-dev

Remove libpcscada4-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpcscada4-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpcscada4-dev

Remove libpcscada4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpcscada4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcscada4-dev

Dependencies

libpcscada4-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcscada4-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.