How To Install libqmi-proxy on Debian 10

Learn how to install libqmi-proxy on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libqmi-proxy is Proxy to communicate with QMI ports

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-proxy on Debian 10.

What is libqmi-proxy

libqmi-proxy is:

This package contains the binary qmi-proxy used by libqmi to allow multiple clients to use the same QMI port simultaneously.

There are three methods to install libqmi-proxy on Debian 10. 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-proxy 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-proxy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqmi-proxy

Install libqmi-proxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqmi-proxy

Install libqmi-proxy 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 libqmi-proxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqmi-proxy

How To Uninstall libqmi-proxy on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libqmi-proxy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqmi-proxy

Uninstall libqmi-proxy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqmi-proxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqmi-proxy

Remove libqmi-proxy Configurations and Data

To remove libqmi-proxy configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqmi-proxy

Remove libqmi-proxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqmi-proxy

Dependencies

libqmi-proxy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-proxy package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.