How To Install libpcsc-perl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcsc-perl on Kali Linux. libpcsc-perl is Perl interface to the PC/SC smart card library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcsc-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libpcsc-perl

libpcsc-perl is:

This package contains a Perl wrapper to the PC/SC smartcard library (pcsc-lite) together with some small examples.

The provided modules are Chipcard::PCSC and Chipcard::PCSC::Card

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

Install libpcsc-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpcsc-perl

Install libpcsc-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpcsc-perl

Install libpcsc-perl Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpcsc-perl

How To Uninstall libpcsc-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpcsc-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpcsc-perl

Uninstall libpcsc-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpcsc-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcsc-perl

Remove libpcsc-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libpcsc-perl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpcsc-perl

Remove libpcsc-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcsc-perl

Dependencies

libpcsc-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcsc-perl package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.