How To Install libgisi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgisi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgisi-dev
libgisi-dev is:
libgisi is a low level library for communicating with ISI devices, such as the modem found in some Nokia devices.
The library is used by the freesmartphone.org’s GSM daemon for supporting the Nokia N900.
This package contains the development files for the library.
There are three methods to install libgisi-dev 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 libgisi-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgisi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgisi-dev
Install libgisi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgisi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgisi-dev
Install libgisi-dev 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 libgisi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgisi-dev
How To Uninstall libgisi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgisi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgisi-dev
Uninstall libgisi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgisi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgisi-dev
Remove libgisi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgisi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgisi-dev
Remove libgisi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgisi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgisi-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgisi-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
