How To Install libgnokii-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnokii-dev on Debian 9.
What is libgnokii-dev
libgnokii-dev 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 devel headers used by applications that wish to link against libgnokii.
There are three methods to install libgnokii-dev on Debian 9. 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-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 libgnokii-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnokii-dev
Install libgnokii-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnokii-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnokii-dev
Install libgnokii-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnokii-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnokii-dev
How To Uninstall libgnokii-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgnokii-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnokii-dev
Uninstall libgnokii-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnokii-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnokii-dev
Remove libgnokii-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgnokii-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnokii-dev
Remove libgnokii-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnokii-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnokii-dev
Dependencies
libgnokii-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnokii-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.