How To Install fso-gsmd on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install fso-gsmd on Debian 9. fso-gsmd is freesmartphone.org GSM daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fso-gsmd on Debian 9.

What is fso-gsmd

fso-gsmd is:

fsogsmd implements the freesmartphone.org GSM API. It takes care of all GSM related functions.

The different platforms (e.g. the Openmoko Freerunner) supported by fso-gsmd have custom lowlevel plugins, which are available in optional packages.

This package is part of the freesmartphone.org software stack and is targeted for smartphones.

There are three methods to install fso-gsmd on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fso-gsmd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fso-gsmd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fso-gsmd

Install fso-gsmd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fso-gsmd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fso-gsmd

Install fso-gsmd Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install fso-gsmd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fso-gsmd

How To Uninstall fso-gsmd on Debian 9

To uninstall only the fso-gsmd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fso-gsmd

Uninstall fso-gsmd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fso-gsmd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fso-gsmd

Remove fso-gsmd Configurations and Data

To remove fso-gsmd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fso-gsmd

Remove fso-gsmd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fso-gsmd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fso-gsmd

Dependencies

fso-gsmd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fso-gsmd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.