How To Install libgsmme1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsmme1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgsmme1v5
libgsmme1v5 is:
Library to access GSM mobile phones through GSM modems or IrDA devices. Features include:
- modification of phone books stored in the mobile phone or on the SIM card
- reading and writing of SMS messages stored in the mobile phone
- sending and reception of SMS messages
gsmlib uses standard ETSI GSM 07.07, ETSI GSM 07.05, and others.
There are three methods to install libgsmme1v5 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 libgsmme1v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgsmme1v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgsmme1v5
Install libgsmme1v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgsmme1v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgsmme1v5
Install libgsmme1v5 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 libgsmme1v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgsmme1v5
How To Uninstall libgsmme1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgsmme1v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgsmme1v5
Uninstall libgsmme1v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgsmme1v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgsmme1v5
Remove libgsmme1v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libgsmme1v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgsmme1v5
Remove libgsmme1v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgsmme1v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgsmme1v5
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsmme1v5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
