How To Install libpcsclite1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcsclite1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 libpcsclite1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpcsclite1
How To Uninstall libpcsclite1 on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcsclite1
Remove libpcsclite1 Configurations and Data
To remove libpcsclite1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcsclite1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
