How To Install vsmartcard-vpcd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vsmartcard-vpcd
on Kali Linux.
What is vsmartcard-vpcd
vsmartcard-vpcd is:
vpcd allows smart card applications to access the vpicc through the PC/SC API. By default vpcd opens slots for communication with multiple vpicc’s on localhost on port 35963 and port 35964.
The |vpicc| does not need to run on the same machine as the vpcd, and can connect over the internet for example.
There are three methods to install vsmartcard-vpcd
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 vsmartcard-vpcd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install vsmartcard-vpcd
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install vsmartcard-vpcd Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install vsmartcard-vpcd
using apt
by running the following command:
Install vsmartcard-vpcd 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.
After updating apt database, We can install vsmartcard-vpcd
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall vsmartcard-vpcd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the vsmartcard-vpcd
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall vsmartcard-vpcd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vsmartcard-vpcd
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
Remove vsmartcard-vpcd Configurations and Data
To remove vsmartcard-vpcd
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
Remove vsmartcard-vpcd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vsmartcard-vpcd
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
vsmartcard-vpcd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vsmartcard-vpcd
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.