How To Install python-pyscard on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyscard on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyscard
python-pyscard is:
This package contains a wrapper to use PC/SC from a Python 2 program. PC/SC (or winscard or pcsc) is an API to communicate with smart cards and smart card readers.
The package also contains some example of codes.
There are three methods to install python-pyscard 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 python-pyscard Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyscard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyscard
Install python-pyscard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyscard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyscard
Install python-pyscard 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 python-pyscard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyscard
How To Uninstall python-pyscard on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyscard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyscard
Uninstall python-pyscard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyscard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyscard
Remove python-pyscard Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyscard configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyscard
Remove python-pyscard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyscard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyscard
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyscard package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
