How To Install libccid on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libccid on Kali Linux.
What is libccid
libccid is:
This library provides a PC/SC IFD handler implementation for the USB smart card drivers compliant to the CCID protocol.
This package is needed to communicate with the CCID smartcard readers through the PC/SC Lite resource manager (pcscd).
For an exhaustive list of supported reader see http://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/section.html
This driver also supports the GemPC Twin connected to a serial port and the GemPC Card (PCMCIA, through the suggested pcmciautils package) and Gemplus GemPC Express (Express54 card).
There are three methods to install libccid 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 libccid Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libccid using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libccidInstall libccid Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libccid using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libccidInstall libccid 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 libccid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libccidHow To Uninstall libccid on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libccid package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libccidUninstall libccid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libccid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libccidRemove libccid Configurations and Data
To remove libccid configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libccidRemove libccid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libccid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libccidDependencies
libccid have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libccid package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
