How to Install opensc software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install opensc software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

opensc software package provides Smart card utilities with support for PKCS#15 compatible cards, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install opensc 

opensc is installed in your system.

Make ensure the opensc package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep opensc *

You will get with opensc package name, version, architecture and description in a table

opensc package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Utilities
Package opensc
Version 0.13.0-3ubuntu4
Description Smart card utilities with support for PKCS#15 compatible cards
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove opensc software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?