How To Install libasedrive-usb on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libasedrive-usb on Kali Linux. libasedrive-usb is PC/SC driver for the Athena ASEDrive IIIe USB smart card reader

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libasedrive-usb on Kali Linux.

What is libasedrive-usb

libasedrive-usb is:

This package provides a PC/SC IFD handler bundle for the Athena ASEDrive IIIe USB smart card readers. This driver is necessary to use one of these devices with the PC/SC Lite resource manager (pcscd).

There are three methods to install libasedrive-usb on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libasedrive-usb Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libasedrive-usb

Install libasedrive-usb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libasedrive-usb

Install libasedrive-usb Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libasedrive-usb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libasedrive-usb

How To Uninstall libasedrive-usb on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libasedrive-usb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libasedrive-usb

Uninstall libasedrive-usb And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libasedrive-usb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasedrive-usb

Remove libasedrive-usb Configurations and Data

To remove libasedrive-usb configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libasedrive-usb

Remove libasedrive-usb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasedrive-usb

Dependencies

libasedrive-usb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libasedrive-usb package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.