Setting up the Belgian EID on Ubuntu 12.4

Setting up the Belgian EID under Ubuntu 12.4 has changed quite a bit from previous releases.

Steps to activate the Belgian EID:

• install the basic smartcard drivers:

  sudo apt-get install gdebi-core libacr38u libccid  
  

• download the middleware & viewer packages from http://eid.belgium.be/nl/je_eid_gebruiken/de_eid-middleware_installeren/linux/
• install the downloaded packages
  • sudo gdebi ~/Downloads/eid-mw_4.0.4r1253_amd64_tcm227-178472.deb
  • sudo gdebi ~/Downloads/eid-viewer_4.0.4r146_amd64_tcm227-178482.deb
• modify firefox settings.
  • Enter about:config in the url bar. Modify the security.ssl.renego_unrestricted_hosts key intofas.services.belgium.be.
  • go to Edit / Preferences / Advanced / Encryption
    • modify the Belgium CA2 certificate: enable the 3 options
• restart the smartcard daemon:

  sudo /etc/init.d/pcscd restart 
  

• restart firefox

You can test the basic setup by running eid-viewer.

references:

• http://askubuntu.com/questions/12535/why-doesnt-my-acr38-smartcard-reader-work
• http://forum.ubuntu-nl.org/tips-trucs/opgelost-hoe-belgische-on-lline-belastingaangifte-met-ubuntu-12-04-lts-64/