How To Install libqmi-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-proxy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
