How To Install ctapi-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ctapi-dev on Kali Linux.
What is ctapi-dev
ctapi-dev is:
This package contains the definition for the CT-API, a standard for interfacing ISO/IEC 7816 compatible smartcards.
Unless you are writing drivers for a smartcard terminal, it is unlikely that you will need this package.
There are three methods to install ctapi-dev 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 ctapi-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ctapi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ctapi-devInstall ctapi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ctapi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ctapi-devInstall ctapi-dev 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 ctapi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ctapi-devHow To Uninstall ctapi-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ctapi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ctapi-devUninstall ctapi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ctapi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ctapi-devRemove ctapi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove ctapi-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ctapi-devRemove ctapi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ctapi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ctapi-devDependencies
ctapi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ctapi-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
