How To Install libmulticobex1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmulticobex1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libmulticobex1 is multi-protocol cable OBEX library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmulticobex1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmulticobex1

libmulticobex1 is:

This library add support for making use of several ways to use OBEX over serial lines. Phones from several vendors are supported.

This package contains the runtime library.

There are three methods to install libmulticobex1 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 libmulticobex1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmulticobex1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmulticobex1

Install libmulticobex1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmulticobex1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmulticobex1

Install libmulticobex1 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 libmulticobex1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmulticobex1

How To Uninstall libmulticobex1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmulticobex1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmulticobex1

Uninstall libmulticobex1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmulticobex1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmulticobex1

Remove libmulticobex1 Configurations and Data

To remove libmulticobex1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmulticobex1

Remove libmulticobex1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmulticobex1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmulticobex1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmulticobex1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.