How to Install and Uninstall opensc Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "opensc" package

This tutorial shows how to install opensc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall opensc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                opensc
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the opensc package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: opensc
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 926
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OpenSC Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.15.0-1ubuntu1
Depends: opensc-pkcs11 (= 0.15.0-1ubuntu1), pcscd, libc6 (>= 2.14), libreadline6 (>= 6.0), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Conflicts: mozilla-opensc
Filename: pool/universe/o/opensc/opensc_0.15.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 212288
MD5sum: 783bb63307ecaa4cf2957264634df528
SHA1: 298538cbed9cca349481221b35ec8542fb0abead
SHA256: 4ecf06482f5648d02f74a1db4ec36f63cfe53d0364c8885b1be30abbccd06026
Description-en: Smart card utilities with support for PKCS#15 compatible cards
OpenSC provides a set of libraries and utilities to access smart
cards. It mainly focuses on cards that support cryptographic
operations. It facilitates their use in security applications such as
mail encryption, authentication, and digital signature. OpenSC
implements the PKCS#11 API. Applications supporting this API, such as
Iceweasel and Icedove, can use it. OpenSC implements the PKCS#15
standard and aims to be compatible with all software that does so as
well.
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Before purchasing any cards, please read carefully documentation in
/usr/share/doc/opensc/html/wiki/index.html - only some cards are
supported. Not only does card type matters, but also card version,
card OS version and preloaded applet. Only a subset of possible
operations may be supported for your card. Card initialization may
require third party proprietary software.
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This package contains tools for intearacting with smart cards.
Description-md5: 70a6a6051aa727febc25350d833dd852
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu