How To Install libfreefare0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreefare0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libfreefare0 is MIFARE card manipulations library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreefare0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libfreefare0

libfreefare0 is:

The libfreefare project aims to provide a convenient API for MIFARE card manipulations.

This package contains the libfreefare library.

There are three methods to install libfreefare0 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 libfreefare0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfreefare0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfreefare0

Install libfreefare0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfreefare0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfreefare0

Install libfreefare0 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 libfreefare0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfreefare0

How To Uninstall libfreefare0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libfreefare0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfreefare0

Uninstall libfreefare0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfreefare0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreefare0

Remove libfreefare0 Configurations and Data

To remove libfreefare0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfreefare0

Remove libfreefare0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfreefare0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreefare0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreefare0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.