How To Install libqofono-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqofono-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libqofono-dev
libqofono-dev is:
A library for accessing the ofono daemon, and a declarative plugin for it. This allows accessing ofono in qtquick and friends.
There are three methods to install libqofono-dev 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 libqofono-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqofono-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqofono-dev
Install libqofono-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqofono-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqofono-dev
Install libqofono-dev 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 libqofono-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqofono-dev
How To Uninstall libqofono-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libqofono-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqofono-dev
Uninstall libqofono-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqofono-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqofono-dev
Remove libqofono-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libqofono-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqofono-dev
Remove libqofono-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqofono-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqofono-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqofono-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
