How To Install kannel-docs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kannel-docs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kannel-docs
kannel-docs is:
Kannel is a gateway for connecting WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) phones to the Internet. It also works as an SMS/SMPP gateway, for providing SMS based services for GSM phones.
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There are three methods to install kannel-docs 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 kannel-docs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kannel-docs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kannel-docs
Install kannel-docs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kannel-docs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kannel-docs
Install kannel-docs 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 kannel-docs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kannel-docs
How To Uninstall kannel-docs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kannel-docs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kannel-docs
Uninstall kannel-docs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kannel-docs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kannel-docs
Remove kannel-docs Configurations and Data
To remove kannel-docs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kannel-docs
Remove kannel-docs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kannel-docs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kannel-docs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kannel-docs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
