How To Install libchipcard6 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchipcard6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 libchipcard6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libchipcard6
How To Uninstall libchipcard6 on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchipcard6
Remove libchipcard6 Configurations and Data
To remove libchipcard6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchipcard6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
