How To Install modemmanager-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install modemmanager-dev
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is modemmanager-dev
modemmanager-dev is:
ModemManager is a DBus-activated daemon which controls mobile broadband (2G/3G/4G/5G) 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 Ubuntu 22.04. 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 update
After updating apt database, We can install modemmanager-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install modemmanager-dev
Install modemmanager-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install modemmanager-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install modemmanager-dev
Install modemmanager-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install modemmanager-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install modemmanager-dev
How To Uninstall modemmanager-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the modemmanager-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove modemmanager-dev
Uninstall modemmanager-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall modemmanager-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove modemmanager-dev
Remove modemmanager-dev Configurations and Data
To remove modemmanager-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge modemmanager-dev
Remove 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-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install modemmanager-dev
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.