How To Install libgisi-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgisi-dev on Kali Linux. libgisi-dev is low-level communication library for ISI modems (devel files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgisi-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libgisi-dev

libgisi-dev is:

libgisi is a low level library for communicating with ISI devices, such as the modem found in some Nokia devices.

The library is used by the freesmartphone.org’s GSM daemon for supporting the Nokia N900.

This package contains the development files for the library.

There are three methods to install libgisi-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgisi-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgisi-dev

Install libgisi-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgisi-dev

Install libgisi-dev Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgisi-dev

How To Uninstall libgisi-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgisi-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgisi-dev

Uninstall libgisi-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgisi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgisi-dev

Remove libgisi-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgisi-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgisi-dev

Remove libgisi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgisi-dev

Dependencies

libgisi-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgisi-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.