How To Install libgsmme-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsmme-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgsmme-dev
libgsmme-dev is:
Headers and static libraries for use when compiling programs with gsmlib.
gsmlib is a library for access to a GSM mobile phone using the standards ETSI GSM 07.07, ETSI GSM 07.05, and others.
There are three methods to install libgsmme-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 libgsmme-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 libgsmme-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgsmme-dev
Install libgsmme-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgsmme-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgsmme-dev
Install libgsmme-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 libgsmme-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgsmme-dev
How To Uninstall libgsmme-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgsmme-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgsmme-dev
Uninstall libgsmme-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgsmme-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgsmme-dev
Remove libgsmme-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgsmme-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgsmme-dev
Remove libgsmme-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgsmme-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgsmme-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsmme-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
