How to Install and Uninstall pcsc-tools Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "pcsc-tools" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install pcsc-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 is a short guide on how to uninstall pcsc-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: pcsc-tools
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 317
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ludovic Rousseau
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.25-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libpcsclite1 (>= 1.3.0), libpcsc-perl, libgtk2-perl
Filename: pool/universe/p/pcsc-tools/pcsc-tools_1.4.25-1_amd64.deb
Size: 87670
MD5sum: f333238f00a7541a8a3f193ce3589aa8
SHA1: 895ca3540bb1763690c2d1edf334e5413103145a
SHA256: 5e21d53adeb0ad3aa2a5ada61427faa79ad1510b60940d37777f117b7093f575
Description-en: 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: 9d0d30be77f76fda6a8e2b6a43c6d748
Homepage: http://ludovic.rousseau.free.fr/softwares/pcsc-tools/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu