How To Install mobile-broadband-provider-info on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mobile-broadband-provider-info on Kali Linux. mobile-broadband-provider-info is database of mobile broadband service providers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mobile-broadband-provider-info on Kali Linux.

What is mobile-broadband-provider-info

mobile-broadband-provider-info is:

This package contains a database of provider-specific settings of mobile broadband providers in different countries. Its functioning through Network Manager makes it easy for users to choose their mobile broadband service provider.

The database contains information relevant to mobile networks access point usage, such as APN (access point name), username, password, etc.

There are three methods to install mobile-broadband-provider-info on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mobile-broadband-provider-info Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mobile-broadband-provider-info using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mobile-broadband-provider-info

Install mobile-broadband-provider-info Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mobile-broadband-provider-info using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mobile-broadband-provider-info

Install mobile-broadband-provider-info Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mobile-broadband-provider-info using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mobile-broadband-provider-info

How To Uninstall mobile-broadband-provider-info on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mobile-broadband-provider-info package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mobile-broadband-provider-info

Uninstall mobile-broadband-provider-info And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mobile-broadband-provider-info and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mobile-broadband-provider-info

Remove mobile-broadband-provider-info Configurations and Data

To remove mobile-broadband-provider-info configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mobile-broadband-provider-info

Remove mobile-broadband-provider-info configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mobile-broadband-provider-info configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mobile-broadband-provider-info

Dependencies

mobile-broadband-provider-info have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mobile-broadband-provider-info package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.