How To Install sl-modem-dkms on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sl-modem-dkms on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is sl-modem-dkms
sl-modem-dkms is:
This package contains source code for the low-level drivers for the software modems produced by Smart Link Ltd. It supports PCI and USB models.
In addition to this package, you will need the package sl-modem-daemon which implements the application part of the driver.
Module packages can be built for the custom kernel package either by hand or using DKMS.
There are three methods to install sl-modem-dkms on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sl-modem-dkms Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sl-modem-dkms using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sl-modem-dkms
Install sl-modem-dkms Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sl-modem-dkms using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sl-modem-dkms
Install sl-modem-dkms 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 sl-modem-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sl-modem-dkms
How To Uninstall sl-modem-dkms on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the sl-modem-dkms package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sl-modem-dkms
Uninstall sl-modem-dkms And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sl-modem-dkms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sl-modem-dkms
Remove sl-modem-dkms Configurations and Data
To remove sl-modem-dkms configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sl-modem-dkms
Remove sl-modem-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sl-modem-dkms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sl-modem-dkms
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sl-modem-dkms package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
