How To Install libcacard-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcacard-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libcacard-dev
libcacard-dev is:
This emulator is designed to provide emulation of actual smart cards to a virtual card reader running in a guest virtual machine. The emulated smart cards can be representations of real smart cards, where the necessary functions such as signing, card removal/insertion, etc. are mapped to real, physical cards which are shared with the client machine the emulator is running on, or the cards could be pure software constructs.
This package provides files necessary to develop programs using the library.
There are three methods to install libcacard-dev 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 libcacard-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcacard-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcacard-devInstall libcacard-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcacard-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcacard-devInstall libcacard-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcacard-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcacard-devHow To Uninstall libcacard-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libcacard-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcacard-devUninstall libcacard-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcacard-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcacard-devRemove libcacard-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcacard-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcacard-devRemove libcacard-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcacard-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcacard-devDependencies
libcacard-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcacard-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.