How To Install pcsc-lite-ccid on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcsc-lite-ccid in Fedora 36. pcsc-lite-ccid is Generic USB CCID smart card reader driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcsc-lite-ccid on Fedora 36.

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 Fedora 36. 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 Fedora 36 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 Fedora 36 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 Fedora 36

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 Fedora 36

/etc/reader.conf.d/libccidtwin
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/35
/usr/lib/.build-id/35/a7100ed211c653f468b89d89c4f50091bfaeac
/usr/lib/.build-id/96
/usr/lib/.build-id/96/6053bf8c40e8ce5ba691e4929bff5d18f27ad5
/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/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/pcsc-lite-ccid/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/pcsc-lite-ccid
/usr/share/licenses/pcsc-lite-ccid/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/pcsc-lite-ccid/LICENSE.openct

References

pcsc-lite-ccid website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcsc-lite-ccid on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).