How To Install python3-pyscard on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyscard in AlmaLinux 8. python3-pyscard is A framework for building smart card aware applications in Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyscard on AlmaLinux 8.

What is python3-pyscard

The pyscard smartcard library is a framework for building smart card aware applications in Python. The smartcard module is built on top of the PCSC API Python wrapper module. This is the python3 package.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-pyscard on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-pyscard.

Install python3-pyscard on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-pyscard using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-pyscard

Install python3-pyscard on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-pyscard using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-pyscard

How To Uninstall python3-pyscard on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the python3-pyscard package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-pyscard

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyscard on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.