How To Install vsmartcard-vpicc on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vsmartcard-vpicc on Kali Linux.

What is vsmartcard-vpicc

vsmartcard-vpicc is:

Vpicc emulator connects to the virtual smart card reader (vpcd) listening locally or on a remote host.

Smart card applications can access the Virtual Smart Card through the vpcd driver via PC/SC, where vpcd is installed.

This package is built for Python 3.

There are three methods to install vsmartcard-vpicc 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-vpicc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vsmartcard-vpicc

Install vsmartcard-vpicc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vsmartcard-vpicc

Install vsmartcard-vpicc 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 vsmartcard-vpicc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vsmartcard-vpicc

How To Uninstall vsmartcard-vpicc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the vsmartcard-vpicc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vsmartcard-vpicc

Uninstall vsmartcard-vpicc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vsmartcard-vpicc

Remove vsmartcard-vpicc Configurations and Data

To remove vsmartcard-vpicc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vsmartcard-vpicc

Remove vsmartcard-vpicc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vsmartcard-vpicc

Dependencies

vsmartcard-vpicc have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• vsmartcard-vpicc website

Summary

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