How to Install and Uninstall pcscd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "pcscd" package

Please follow the steps below to install pcscd on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pcscd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pcscd" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall pcscd on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pcscd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pcscd package on Kali Linux

Package: pcscd
Source: pcsc-lite (2.0.1-1)
Version: 2.0.1-1+b1
Installed-Size: 203
Maintainer: Ludovic Rousseau
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libccid | pcsc-ifd-handler, libc6 (>= 2.34), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.101), libsystemd0, libudev1 (>= 183), libpcsclite1 (= 2.0.1-1+b1)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Suggests: systemd
Size: 92668
SHA256: 68e6683c7c1ff391cfbe28c998d5cdba89aa650c96d56827b7548c8cd8decea5
SHA1: d84ed5163d69dae61a2e9c2deb20a8c03428d80b
MD5sum: 07fae8181b9e6951e1abe680d8c897b2
Description: Middleware to access a smart card using PC/SC (daemon side)
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.
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The PC/SC daemon is used to dynamically allocate/deallocate reader
drivers at runtime and manage connections to the readers.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://pcsclite.apdu.fr/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, network::server, role::program,
security::cryptography, use::driver
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pcsc-lite/pcscd_2.0.1-1+b1_amd64.deb