How To Install libqmi-glib5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-glib5 on Debian 9. libqmi-glib5 is Support library to use the Qualcomm MSM Interface (QMI) protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-glib5 on Debian 9.

What is libqmi-glib5

libqmi-glib5 is:

Libraries for adding QMI support to applications that use glib.

There are three methods to install libqmi-glib5 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 libqmi-glib5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqmi-glib5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqmi-glib5

Install libqmi-glib5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqmi-glib5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqmi-glib5

Install libqmi-glib5 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 libqmi-glib5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqmi-glib5

How To Uninstall libqmi-glib5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libqmi-glib5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqmi-glib5

Uninstall libqmi-glib5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqmi-glib5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqmi-glib5

Remove libqmi-glib5 Configurations and Data

To remove libqmi-glib5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqmi-glib5

Remove libqmi-glib5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqmi-glib5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqmi-glib5

Dependencies

libqmi-glib5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-glib5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.