How to Install and Uninstall pcsc-tools Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "pcsc-tools" package

Please follow the guidance below to install pcsc-tools on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pcsc-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pcsc-tools" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall pcsc-tools on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pcsc-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pcsc-tools package on Kali Linux

Package: pcsc-tools
Version: 1.7.1-1
Installed-Size: 747
Maintainer: Ludovic Rousseau
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libpcsclite1 (>= 1.3.0), libpcsc-perl, libintl-perl
Recommends: libgtk3-perl
Size: 273216
SHA256: 91943df2f1cfb095420f8942fb10bda55f83e8746b08e31fe5f2d68dae14f6c4
SHA1: 44d956b6c081937fd520a93a9f24fcf78a47b9ef
MD5sum: cac9f57cbdf416cc0e5ba7d0a762d278
Description: Some tools to use with smart cards and PC/SC
This archive contains some tools useful for a PC/SC user. The tools
provided are:
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pcsc_scan(1) scans available smart card readers and print detected
events: card insertion with ATR, card removal;
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ATR_analysis(1) analyses a smart card ATR (Answer To Reset)
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scriptor(1) Perl script to send commands to a smart card using a
batch file or stdin;
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gscriptor(1) the same idea as scriptor.pl(1) but with Perl-Gtk GUI.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://pcsc-tools.apdu.fr/
Tag: devel::lang:perl, devel::library, hardware::detection,
implemented-in::c, implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline,
interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::devel-lib, role::program,
scope::utility, security::cryptography, uitoolkit::gtk,
x11::application
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pcsc-tools/pcsc-tools_1.7.1-1_amd64.deb