How To Install libpcscada6-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libpcscada6-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libpcscada6-dev is Ada bindings to PC/SC middleware (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcscada6-dev on Debian 10.

What is libpcscada6-dev

libpcscada6-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 libpcscada6-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpcscada6-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 libpcscada6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpcscada6-dev

Install libpcscada6-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcscada6-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpcscada6-dev

Install libpcscada6-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 libpcscada6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpcscada6-dev

How To Uninstall libpcscada6-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libpcscada6-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpcscada6-dev

Uninstall libpcscada6-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpcscada6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcscada6-dev

Remove libpcscada6-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpcscada6-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpcscada6-dev

Remove libpcscada6-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpcscada6-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcscada6-dev

Dependencies

libpcscada6-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcscada6-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.