How To Install libgcr410 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcr410 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgcr410
libgcr410 is:
The libgcr410 package contains a PC/SC driver for the GemPlus GCR410 serial SmartCard interface. Note that this is a different driver then libgempc. If you have a GemPC 410 reader, this driver is not for you.
There are three methods to install libgcr410 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 libgcr410 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgcr410 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgcr410
Install libgcr410 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgcr410 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgcr410
Install libgcr410 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 libgcr410 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgcr410
How To Uninstall libgcr410 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgcr410 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgcr410
Uninstall libgcr410 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgcr410 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcr410
Remove libgcr410 Configurations and Data
To remove libgcr410 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgcr410
Remove libgcr410 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgcr410 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcr410
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcr410 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
