How To Install libpcsc-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcsc-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 libpcsc-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpcsc-perl
How To Uninstall libpcsc-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcsc-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
