How To Install libtowitoko2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtowitoko2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtowitoko2
libtowitoko2 is:
This library provides CT-API and PCSC IFD handler implementation for the Towitoko smartcard readers.
This package is needed to communicate with the Towitoko smartcard reader through the PCSC Lite resource manager.
There are three methods to install libtowitoko2 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 libtowitoko2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtowitoko2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtowitoko2
Install libtowitoko2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtowitoko2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtowitoko2
Install libtowitoko2 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 libtowitoko2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtowitoko2
How To Uninstall libtowitoko2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtowitoko2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtowitoko2
Uninstall libtowitoko2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtowitoko2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtowitoko2
Remove libtowitoko2 Configurations and Data
To remove libtowitoko2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtowitoko2
Remove libtowitoko2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtowitoko2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtowitoko2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtowitoko2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
