How To Install libchipcard-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchipcard-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libchipcard-data
libchipcard-data is:
libchipcard provides an API for accessing smartcards. Examples are memory cards, as well as HBCI (home banking), German GeldKarte (electronic small change), and KVK (health insurance) cards.
This package contains configuration files for libchipcard.
There are three methods to install libchipcard-data on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libchipcard-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libchipcard-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libchipcard-data
Install libchipcard-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libchipcard-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libchipcard-data
Install libchipcard-data 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 libchipcard-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libchipcard-data
How To Uninstall libchipcard-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libchipcard-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libchipcard-data
Uninstall libchipcard-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libchipcard-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchipcard-data
Remove libchipcard-data Configurations and Data
To remove libchipcard-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libchipcard-data
Remove libchipcard-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libchipcard-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libchipcard-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchipcard-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
