How To Install libsmartcardpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmartcardpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsmartcardpp-dev
libsmartcardpp-dev is:
smartcardpp is a set of C++ classes to manage Smart Card communications and to implement basic command primitives.
This package provides the development headers and testing tools.
There are three methods to install libsmartcardpp-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 libsmartcardpp-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 libsmartcardpp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsmartcardpp-dev
Install libsmartcardpp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsmartcardpp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsmartcardpp-dev
Install libsmartcardpp-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 libsmartcardpp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsmartcardpp-dev
How To Uninstall libsmartcardpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsmartcardpp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsmartcardpp-dev
Uninstall libsmartcardpp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsmartcardpp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmartcardpp-dev
Remove libsmartcardpp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsmartcardpp-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsmartcardpp-dev
Remove libsmartcardpp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsmartcardpp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmartcardpp-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmartcardpp-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
