How To Install python3-pyscard on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyscard on Kali Linux.
What is python3-pyscard
python3-pyscard is:
This package contains a wrapper to use PC/SC from a Python 3 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 python3-pyscard 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 python3-pyscard Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pyscard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyscardInstall python3-pyscard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pyscard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pyscardInstall python3-pyscard 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pyscard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyscardHow To Uninstall python3-pyscard on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-pyscard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pyscardUninstall python3-pyscard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pyscard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyscardRemove python3-pyscard Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pyscard configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyscardRemove python3-pyscard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pyscard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyscardDependencies
python3-pyscard have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyscard package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.