How To Install libgisicomm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgisicomm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgisicomm-dev
libgisicomm-dev is:
libgisicomm is a high 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 libgisicomm-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 libgisicomm-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 libgisicomm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgisicomm-dev
Install libgisicomm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgisicomm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgisicomm-dev
Install libgisicomm-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 libgisicomm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgisicomm-dev
How To Uninstall libgisicomm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgisicomm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgisicomm-dev
Uninstall libgisicomm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgisicomm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgisicomm-dev
Remove libgisicomm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgisicomm-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgisicomm-dev
Remove libgisicomm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgisicomm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgisicomm-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgisicomm-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
