How To Install gammu-smsd on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gammu-smsd on Debian 10.
What is gammu-smsd
gammu-smsd is:
Gammu is command line utility and library to work with mobile phones from many vendors. Support for different models differs, but basic functions should work with majority of them. Program can work with contacts, messages (SMS, EMS and MMS), calendar, todos, filesystem, integrated radio, camera, etc. It also supports daemon mode to send and receive SMSes.
Currently supported phones include:
- Many Nokia models.
- Alcatel BE5 (501/701), BF5 (715), BH4 (535/735).
- AT capable phones (Siemens, Nokia, Alcatel, IPAQ).
- OBEX and IrMC capable phones (Sony-Ericsson, Motorola).
- Symbian phones through gnapplet.
This package contains Gammu SMS Daemon and tool to inject messages into the queue.
There are three methods to install gammu-smsd on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gammu-smsd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gammu-smsd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gammu-smsd
Install gammu-smsd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gammu-smsd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gammu-smsd
Install gammu-smsd 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 gammu-smsd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gammu-smsd
How To Uninstall gammu-smsd on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gammu-smsd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gammu-smsd
Uninstall gammu-smsd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gammu-smsd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gammu-smsd
Remove gammu-smsd Configurations and Data
To remove gammu-smsd configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gammu-smsd
Remove gammu-smsd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gammu-smsd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gammu-smsd
Dependencies
gammu-smsd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gammu-smsd package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.