Reads eGK's and provides the data over a Websocket.
eGK-Reader opens a Webservice on Port 8080 and accepts Websocket connections.
Each Client that is connected to this Websocket gets a message once a eGK gets inserted an read by the Software.
You need to attach a physical eGK Smart card reader.
Enable snaps on elementary OS and install egk-reader
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Install egk-reader
To install egk-reader, simply use the following command: