How to install Omnikey readers on Linux PC

ClearOs/Fedora/CentOS way

yum install opensc pcsc-lite ccid

chkconfig pcscd on

service pcscd start

Debian way

apt-get install opensc pcscd libccid

Next command:

nano /etc/opensc/opensc.conf

And change thise lines by removing # from front and reader_drivers lines u delete one comand too:

reader_drivers = pcsc, ctapi;
try_emulation_first = yes;
lock_login = false;

Remove this line;

provider_library = /lib/libpcsclite.so.1

If that is done hit from keyboard ctrl+o and enter, then ctrl+x to exit

Next give command:

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opensc-tool --list-drivers

And you should see your reader there present like so, but with your reader info. Example:

Readers known about:
Nr. Driver Name
0 pcsc Omnikey 1020

How to disable pcscd never ending login to /var/log/messages what can write your /var partition full after some time.
Please enter next commands under putty or over terminal command line as root:
nano /etc/init.d/pcscd

There look next lines:

# if you need to pass arguments to pcscd you should edit the file
# /etc/default/pcscd and add a line
# DAEMON_ARGS=??your-option?

And please change it to:

# if you need to pass arguments to pcscd edit to:
# /etc/default/pcscd and add a line
DAEMON_ARGS="-e"

And hit from the keyboard ctrl+o and enter to save the changes and ctrl+x to exit

Next command to restart pcsc:

/etc/init.d/pcscd restart

Done. No more log from pcsc except start up log if you restart the PC and if there is error.

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Ubuntu way

sudo apt-get install opensc pcscd libccid

Next command:

nano /etc/opensc/opensc.conf

And change thise lines by removing # from front and reader_drivers lines u delete one comand too:

reader_drivers = pcsc, ctapi;
try_emulation_first = yes;
lock_login = false;
provider_library = /lib/libpcsclite.so.1

If that is done hit from keyboard ctrl+o and enter, then ctrl+x to exit

Next give command:

opensc-tool list-readers

And you should see your reader there present like so, but with your reader info. Example:

Readers known about:

Nr. Driver Name
0 pcsc Omnikey 1020

How to disable pcscd never ending loggin to /var/log/messages what can write your /var partion full after some time.
Please enter next commands under putty or over terminal command line as root:
nano /etc/init.d/pcscd

There look next lines:

# if you need to pass arguments to pcscd you should edit the file
# /etc/default/pcscd and add a line
# DAEMON_ARGS=??your-option?

And please change it to:

# if you need to pass arguments to pcscd edit to:
# /etc/default/pcscd and add a line
DAEMON_ARGS="-e"

And hit from the keyboard ctrl+o and enter to save the changes and ctrl+x to exit

Next command to restart pcsc:

/etc/init.d/pcscd restart

Done. No more log from pcsc except start up log if you restart the PC and if there is error