How To Install libqmi-glib5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-glib5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libqmi-glib5
libqmi-glib5 is:
Libraries for adding QMI support to applications that use glib.
There are three methods to install libqmi-glib5 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 libqmi-glib5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqmi-glib5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqmi-glib5
Install libqmi-glib5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqmi-glib5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqmi-glib5
Install libqmi-glib5 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 libqmi-glib5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqmi-glib5
How To Uninstall libqmi-glib5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libqmi-glib5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqmi-glib5
Uninstall libqmi-glib5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqmi-glib5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqmi-glib5
Remove libqmi-glib5 Configurations and Data
To remove libqmi-glib5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqmi-glib5
Remove libqmi-glib5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqmi-glib5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqmi-glib5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-glib5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
