How To Install modemmanager-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install modemmanager-dev on Kali Linux.
What is modemmanager-dev
modemmanager-dev 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.
This package contains header files for ModemManager.
There are three methods to install modemmanager-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 modemmanager-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install modemmanager-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install modemmanager-devInstall modemmanager-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install modemmanager-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install modemmanager-devInstall modemmanager-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install modemmanager-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install modemmanager-devHow To Uninstall modemmanager-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the modemmanager-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove modemmanager-devUninstall modemmanager-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall modemmanager-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove modemmanager-devRemove modemmanager-dev Configurations and Data
To remove modemmanager-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge modemmanager-devRemove modemmanager-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove modemmanager-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge modemmanager-devDependencies
modemmanager-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install modemmanager-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
