How To Install libchipcard-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchipcard-tools on Debian 12.
What is libchipcard-tools
libchipcard-tools 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 tools for chipcards, e.g. geldkarte.
There are three methods to install libchipcard-tools on Debian 12. 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-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libchipcard-tools
Install libchipcard-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libchipcard-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libchipcard-tools
Install libchipcard-tools 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libchipcard-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libchipcard-tools
How To Uninstall libchipcard-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libchipcard-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libchipcard-tools
Uninstall libchipcard-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libchipcard-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchipcard-tools
Remove libchipcard-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libchipcard-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libchipcard-tools
Remove libchipcard-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libchipcard-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libchipcard-tools
Dependencies
libchipcard-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchipcard-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
