How To Install libpcsclite-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcsclite-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libpcsclite-dev is Middleware to access a smart card using PC/SC (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcsclite-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libpcsclite-dev

libpcsclite-dev is:

The purpose of PC/SC Lite is to provide a Windows(R) SCard interface in a very small form factor for communicating to smart cards and smart cards readers.

This package contains the files needed for compiling and linking an application that communicates to any reader available to the PC/SC daemon.

This package also contains the PC/SC spying library: libpcscspy.so See http://ludovicrousseau.blogspot.com/2011/11/pcsc-api-spy-third-try.html

There are three methods to install libpcsclite-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpcsclite-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpcsclite-dev

Install libpcsclite-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpcsclite-dev

Install libpcsclite-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcsclite-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpcsclite-dev

How To Uninstall libpcsclite-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libpcsclite-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpcsclite-dev

Uninstall libpcsclite-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpcsclite-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcsclite-dev

Remove libpcsclite-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpcsclite-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpcsclite-dev

Remove libpcsclite-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcsclite-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcsclite-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.