How To Install libgempc410 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgempc410 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgempc410 is PC/SC driver for the GemPC 410, 412, 413 and 415 smart card readers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgempc410 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgempc410

libgempc410 is:

This library provides a PC/SC IFD handler implementation for the Gemplus GemPC410, GCR410P, GemPC412, GemPC413 and GemPC415 serial smart card readers.

This package is needed to communicate with the GemPC41x smartcard readers through the PC/SC Lite resource manager (pcscd).

There are three methods to install libgempc410 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 libgempc410 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgempc410 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgempc410

Install libgempc410 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgempc410 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgempc410

Install libgempc410 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 libgempc410 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgempc410

How To Uninstall libgempc410 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgempc410 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgempc410

Uninstall libgempc410 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgempc410 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgempc410

Remove libgempc410 Configurations and Data

To remove libgempc410 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgempc410

Remove libgempc410 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgempc410 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgempc410

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgempc410 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.