How To Install cackey on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cackey on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is cackey
cackey is:
CACKey provides a standard interface (PKCS #11) for smartcards connected to a PC/SC compliant reader. It performs a similar function to “CoolKey”, but only supports Government Smartcards. It supports all Government Smartcards that implement the Government Smartcard Interoperability Specification (GSC-IS) v2.1 or newer as well as PIV cards that comply with NIST SP 800-73-3.
There are three methods to install cackey on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cackey Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cackey using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cackey
Install cackey Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cackey using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cackey
Install cackey 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install cackey using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cackey
How To Uninstall cackey on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the cackey package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cackey
Uninstall cackey And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cackey and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cackey
Remove cackey Configurations and Data
To remove cackey configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cackey
Remove cackey configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cackey configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cackey
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cackey package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
