cardpeek command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix cardpeek command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

cardpeek: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: cardpeek: command not found

Solutions to cardpeek: command not found

How To Fix cardpeek: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu cardpeek is provided by cardpeek package.

cardpeek is:

The goal of cardpeek is to allow smartcard owners to be better informed about what type of personal information is stored in these devices. The tool currently reads the contents of :

  • EMV cards, including NFC ones
  • Navigo public transport cards (partially supports MOBIB as well)
  • The French health card “Vitale 2”
  • Electronic/Biometric passports in BAC security mode

It can also read the following cards with limited interpretation of data:

  • Some Mifare cards (such as the Thalys card)
  • Moneo, the French electronic purse
  • GSM SIM cards

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install cardpeek

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install cardpeek.

sudo apt -y install cardpeek

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install cardpeek

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix cardpeek command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.