How To Install libpcscada8-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcscada8-dev on Kali Linux. libpcscada8-dev is Ada bindings to PC/SC middleware (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcscada8-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libpcscada8-dev

libpcscada8-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 libpcscada8-dev 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 libpcscada8-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 libpcscada8-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpcscada8-dev

Install libpcscada8-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcscada8-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpcscada8-dev

Install libpcscada8-dev 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 libpcscada8-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpcscada8-dev

How To Uninstall libpcscada8-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpcscada8-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpcscada8-dev

Uninstall libpcscada8-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpcscada8-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcscada8-dev

Remove libpcscada8-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpcscada8-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpcscada8-dev

Remove libpcscada8-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpcscada8-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcscada8-dev

Dependencies

libpcscada8-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcscada8-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.