How To Install isdnutils-base on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install isdnutils-base on Ubuntu 18.04. isdnutils-base is ISDN utilities - minimal set

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install isdnutils-base on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is isdnutils-base

isdnutils-base is:

This package provides the basic set of ISDN utilities needed to make use of an ISDN card.

There are three methods to install isdnutils-base 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 isdnutils-base Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install isdnutils-base using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install isdnutils-base

Install isdnutils-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install isdnutils-base using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install isdnutils-base

Install isdnutils-base 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 isdnutils-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install isdnutils-base

How To Uninstall isdnutils-base on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the isdnutils-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove isdnutils-base

Uninstall isdnutils-base And Its Dependencies

To uninstall isdnutils-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove isdnutils-base

Remove isdnutils-base Configurations and Data

To remove isdnutils-base configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge isdnutils-base

Remove isdnutils-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove isdnutils-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge isdnutils-base

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install isdnutils-base package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.