How To Install libpcscada5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcscada5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpcscada5-dev
libpcscada5-dev is:
PCSC/Ada provides thin- and thick-bindings to PC/SC-middleware for the Ada programming language. The library allows applications written in Ada to communicate with smart cards using the SCard API.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libpcscada5-dev 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 libpcscada5-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpcscada5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpcscada5-dev
Install libpcscada5-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpcscada5-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpcscada5-dev
Install libpcscada5-dev 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 libpcscada5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpcscada5-dev
How To Uninstall libpcscada5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpcscada5-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpcscada5-dev
Uninstall libpcscada5-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpcscada5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcscada5-dev
Remove libpcscada5-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpcscada5-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpcscada5-dev
Remove libpcscada5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpcscada5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcscada5-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcscada5-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
