How To Install gsm-utils on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gsm-utils
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gsm-utils
gsm-utils is:
Some simple command line programs to access a GSM mobile phone via GSM modem or IrDA. Functions include: modification of phone books and reading, writing, sending and receiving SMS messages. Uses the GSM standards ETSI GSM 07.07, ETSI GSM 07.05, and others.
There are three methods to install gsm-utils
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 gsm-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gsm-utils
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gsm-utils
Install gsm-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gsm-utils
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gsm-utils
Install gsm-utils 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 gsm-utils
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gsm-utils
How To Uninstall gsm-utils on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gsm-utils
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gsm-utils
Uninstall gsm-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gsm-utils
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gsm-utils
Remove gsm-utils Configurations and Data
To remove gsm-utils
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gsm-utils
Remove gsm-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gsm-utils
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gsm-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gsm-utils
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.