How To Install libchipcard6 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchipcard6 on Kali Linux.

What is libchipcard6

libchipcard6 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 the client API.

There are three methods to install libchipcard6 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 libchipcard6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libchipcard6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libchipcard6

Install libchipcard6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libchipcard6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libchipcard6

Install libchipcard6 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 libchipcard6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libchipcard6

How To Uninstall libchipcard6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libchipcard6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libchipcard6

Uninstall libchipcard6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libchipcard6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchipcard6

Remove libchipcard6 Configurations and Data

To remove libchipcard6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libchipcard6

Remove libchipcard6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libchipcard6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libchipcard6

Dependencies

libchipcard6 have the following dependencies:

• libchipcard-data
• libc6
• libgwenhywfar79
• libpcsclite1
• zlib1g

References

• libchipcard6 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchipcard6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.