libchipcard-dev software package provides API for smartcard readers, you can install in your Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install libchipcard-dev
libchipcard-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libchipcard-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libchipcard-dev *
You will get with libchipcard-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 17 04 zesty zapus |
| Section | Development |
| Package | libchipcard-dev |
| Version | 5.0.4-1 |
| Description | API for smartcard readers |
| Sub Section | devel |