How To Install libgempc430 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libgempc430 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libgempc430 is PC/SC driver for the GemPC 430, 432, 435 smart card readers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgempc430 on Debian 12.

What is libgempc430

libgempc430 is:

This library provides a PC/SC IFD handler implementation for the Gemplus GemPC430, GemPC432 and GemPC435 USB smart card readers.

This package is needed to communicate with the GemPC43x smartcard readers through the PC/SC Lite resource manager (pcscd).

There are three methods to install libgempc430 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgempc430 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgempc430 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgempc430

Install libgempc430 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgempc430 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgempc430

Install libgempc430 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgempc430 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgempc430

How To Uninstall libgempc430 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libgempc430 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgempc430

Uninstall libgempc430 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgempc430 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgempc430

Remove libgempc430 Configurations and Data

To remove libgempc430 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgempc430

Remove libgempc430 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgempc430 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgempc430

Dependencies

libgempc430 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgempc430 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.