How To Install pcsc-lite-ccid on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcsc-lite-ccid on Rocky Linux 8. pcsc-lite-ccid is Generic USB CCID smart card reader driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcsc-lite-ccid on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `pcsc-lite-ccid`

Generic USB CCID (Chip/Smart Card Interface Devices) driver for use with the PC/SC Lite daemon.

We can use yum or dnf to install pcsc-lite-ccid on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pcsc-lite-ccid.

Install pcsc-lite-ccid on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pcsc-lite-ccid using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pcsc-lite-ccid

Install pcsc-lite-ccid on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pcsc-lite-ccid using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pcsc-lite-ccid

How To Uninstall pcsc-lite-ccid on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the pcsc-lite-ccid package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pcsc-lite-ccid

pcsc-lite-ccid Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/reader.conf.d/libccidtwin
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/02
/usr/lib/.build-id/02/3a61061218e692718005378b92e38856964fc4
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1/260618afb3c4e930b71c7cba37726c7bd68a61
/usr/lib64/pcsc/drivers/ifd-ccid.bundle
/usr/lib64/pcsc/drivers/ifd-ccid.bundle/Contents
/usr/lib64/pcsc/drivers/ifd-ccid.bundle/Contents/Info.plist
/usr/lib64/pcsc/drivers/ifd-ccid.bundle/Contents/Linux
/usr/lib64/pcsc/drivers/ifd-ccid.bundle/Contents/Linux/libccid.so
/usr/lib64/pcsc/drivers/serial
/usr/lib64/pcsc/drivers/serial/libccidtwin.so
/usr/share/doc/pcsc-lite-ccid
/usr/share/doc/pcsc-lite-ccid/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pcsc-lite-ccid/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/pcsc-lite-ccid/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/pcsc-lite-ccid/LICENSE.openct
/usr/share/doc/pcsc-lite-ccid/README

References

pcsc-lite-ccid website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcsc-lite-ccid on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.