How To Install libctapimkt1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctapimkt1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libctapimkt1 is Read German Krankenversichertenkarte and eGK

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctapimkt1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libctapimkt1

libctapimkt1 is:

Library and program to read the German health insurance card (KVK) and the German electronic health card (eGK) from a certified card reading device on the serial port in Linux with kernel 2.6.x.

There are three methods to install libctapimkt1 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 libctapimkt1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libctapimkt1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libctapimkt1

Install libctapimkt1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libctapimkt1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libctapimkt1

Install libctapimkt1 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 libctapimkt1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libctapimkt1

How To Uninstall libctapimkt1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libctapimkt1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libctapimkt1

Uninstall libctapimkt1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libctapimkt1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libctapimkt1

Remove libctapimkt1 Configurations and Data

To remove libctapimkt1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libctapimkt1

Remove libctapimkt1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libctapimkt1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libctapimkt1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctapimkt1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.