How To Install libpcsclite1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcsclite1 on Kali Linux. libpcsclite1 is Middleware to access a smart card using PC/SC (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcsclite1 on Kali Linux.

What is libpcsclite1

libpcsclite1 is:

The purpose of PC/SC Lite is to provide a Windows(R) SCard interface in a very small form factor for communicating to smartcards and readers.

The PC/SC Lite library is used to connect to the PC/SC daemon from a client application and provide access to the desired reader.

There are three methods to install libpcsclite1 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 libpcsclite1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcsclite1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpcsclite1

Install libpcsclite1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcsclite1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpcsclite1

Install libpcsclite1 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 libpcsclite1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpcsclite1

How To Uninstall libpcsclite1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpcsclite1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpcsclite1

Uninstall libpcsclite1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpcsclite1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcsclite1

Remove libpcsclite1 Configurations and Data

To remove libpcsclite1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpcsclite1

Remove libpcsclite1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpcsclite1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcsclite1

Dependencies

libpcsclite1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcsclite1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.