How To Install gsm-utils on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gsm-utils on Debian 9. gsm-utils is GSM mobile phone access applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gsm-utils on Debian 9.

What is gsm-utils

gsm-utils is:

Some simple command line programs to access a GSM mobile phone via GSM modem or IrDA. Functions include: modification of phone books and reading, writing, sending and receiving SMS messages. Uses the GSM standards ETSI GSM 07.07, ETSI GSM 07.05, and others.

There are three methods to install gsm-utils 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 gsm-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gsm-utils

Install gsm-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gsm-utils

Install gsm-utils 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 gsm-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gsm-utils

How To Uninstall gsm-utils on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gsm-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gsm-utils

Uninstall gsm-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gsm-utils

Remove gsm-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gsm-utils

Remove gsm-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gsm-utils

Dependencies

gsm-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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