How To Install modemmanager-doc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install modemmanager-doc on Debian 12.
What is modemmanager-doc
modemmanager-doc is:
ModemManager is a DBus-activated daemon which controls mobile broadband (2G/3G/4G/5G) devices and connections. Whether built-in devices, USB dongles, Bluetooth-paired telephones or professional RS232/USB devices with external power supplies, ModemManager is able to prepare and configure the modems and setup connections with them.
This package contains documentation of the D-Bus protocol to interface ModemManager.
There are three methods to install modemmanager-doc on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install modemmanager-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install modemmanager-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install modemmanager-doc
Install modemmanager-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install modemmanager-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install modemmanager-doc
Install modemmanager-doc 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 modemmanager-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install modemmanager-doc
How To Uninstall modemmanager-doc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the modemmanager-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove modemmanager-doc
Uninstall modemmanager-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall modemmanager-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove modemmanager-doc
Remove modemmanager-doc Configurations and Data
To remove modemmanager-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge modemmanager-doc
Remove modemmanager-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove modemmanager-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge modemmanager-doc
Dependencies
modemmanager-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install modemmanager-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
