How To Install pcsc-lite on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcsc-lite on CentOS 7.
What is pcsc-lite
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. PC/SC Lite uses the same winscard API as used under Windows(R). This package includes the PC/SC Lite daemon, a resource manager that coordinates communications with smart card readers and smart cards that are connected to the system, as well as other command line tools.
We can use yum or dnf to install pcsc-lite on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pcsc-lite.
Install pcsc-lite on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install pcsc-lite using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pcsc-lite
Install pcsc-lite on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install pcsc-lite using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pcsc-lite
How To Uninstall pcsc-lite on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the pcsc-lite package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pcsc-lite
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcsc-lite on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.