How To Install pcscd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pcscd

pcscd is:

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

The PC/SC daemon is used to dynamically allocate/deallocate reader drivers at runtime and manage connections to the readers.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pcscd

Install pcscd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pcscd

Install pcscd 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 pcscd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pcscd

How To Uninstall pcscd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pcscd

Uninstall pcscd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcscd

Remove pcscd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pcscd

Remove pcscd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcscd

Dependencies

pcscd have the following dependencies:

• init-system-helpers
• libccid
• libc6
• libsystemd0
• libudev1
• lsb-base
• libpcsclite1

References

• pcscd website

Summary

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