How To Install pcsc-tools on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcsc-tools on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is pcsc-tools
pcsc-tools is:
This archive contains some tools useful for a PC/SC user. The tools provided are:
pcsc_scan(1) scans available smart card readers and print detected events: card insertion with ATR, card removal;
ATR_analysis(1) analyses a smart card ATR (Answer To Reset)
scriptor(1) Perl script to send commands to a smart card using a batch file or stdin;
gscriptor(1) the same idea as scriptor.pl(1) but with Perl-Gtk GUI.
There are three methods to install pcsc-tools 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 pcsc-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pcsc-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pcsc-tools
Install pcsc-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pcsc-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pcsc-tools
Install pcsc-tools 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 pcsc-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pcsc-tools
How To Uninstall pcsc-tools on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the pcsc-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pcsc-tools
Uninstall pcsc-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pcsc-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcsc-tools
Remove pcsc-tools Configurations and Data
To remove pcsc-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pcsc-tools
Remove pcsc-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pcsc-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcsc-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcsc-tools package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
