How To Install modemmanager on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install modemmanager on Debian 9. modemmanager is D-Bus service for managing modems

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install modemmanager on Debian 9.

What is modemmanager

modemmanager is:

ModemManager is a DBus-activated daemon which controls mobile broadband (2G/3G/4G) devices and connections. Whether built-in devices, USB dongles, Bluetooth-paired telephones or professional RS232/USB devices with external power supplies, ModemManager is able to prepare and configure the modems and setup connections with them.

There are three methods to install modemmanager 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 modemmanager Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install modemmanager

Install modemmanager Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install modemmanager using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install modemmanager

Install modemmanager 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 modemmanager using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install modemmanager

How To Uninstall modemmanager on Debian 9

To uninstall only the modemmanager package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove modemmanager

Uninstall modemmanager And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove modemmanager

Remove modemmanager Configurations and Data

To remove modemmanager configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge modemmanager

Remove modemmanager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge modemmanager

Dependencies

modemmanager have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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