How To Install gobi-loader on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gobi-loader on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gobi-loader
gobi-loader is:
gobi_loader is a firmware loader for Qualcomm Gobi USB chipsets. These devices appear in an uninitialised state when power is applied and require firmware to be loaded before they can be used as modems. gobi_loader adds a udev rule that will trigger loading of the firmware and make the modem usable.
There are three methods to install gobi-loader on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gobi-loader Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gobi-loader using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gobi-loader
Install gobi-loader Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gobi-loader using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gobi-loader
Install gobi-loader 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 gobi-loader using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gobi-loader
How To Uninstall gobi-loader on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gobi-loader package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gobi-loader
Uninstall gobi-loader And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gobi-loader and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gobi-loader
Remove gobi-loader Configurations and Data
To remove gobi-loader configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gobi-loader
Remove gobi-loader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gobi-loader configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gobi-loader
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gobi-loader package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
