How To Install libgnokii-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnokii-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libgnokii-dbg is Gnokii mobile phone interface library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnokii-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgnokii-dbg

libgnokii-dbg is:

Gnokii is a suite of programs that allows communication with mobile phones. It currently supports many Nokia mobile phones, all AT capable ones as well as many Symbian based. For a list of compatible phones, please visit: http://wiki.gnokii.org

This package provides the debug symbols for libgnokii.

There are three methods to install libgnokii-dbg 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 libgnokii-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgnokii-dbg

Install libgnokii-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgnokii-dbg

Install libgnokii-dbg 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 libgnokii-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnokii-dbg

How To Uninstall libgnokii-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgnokii-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnokii-dbg

Uninstall libgnokii-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnokii-dbg

Remove libgnokii-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnokii-dbg

Remove libgnokii-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnokii-dbg

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Summary

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