For GNU/Linux users the best solution is, if the distribution already includes recent packages of OpenSC. Here is a survey of recent distributions. If you have additional information, please add it.
A general and current overview is shown on repology.org as well.
| Distribution | Package |
|---|---|
| Arch Linux | https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/opensc/ |
| Debian | https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=opensc |
| Fedora | https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/opensc |
| RHEL/CentOS | |
| Gentoo Linux | https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/dev-libs/opensc |
| SUSE LINUX | |
| Rock Linux | http://www.rocklinux.net/packages/opensc.html |
| OpenSuse | https://software.opensuse.org/package/opensc |
| Ubuntu | https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=opensc |
List of distributions: https://pkgs.org/download/opensc.
Other operating systems:
| NetBSD | not included | | FreeBSD | http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/security/opensc/ | | OpenBSD | not included | | fink / Mac OS X | not included |