How To Install ofono-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ofono-dev on Debian 9.
What is ofono-dev
ofono-dev is:
oFono is a stack for mobile telephony devices on Linux. oFono supports speaking to telephony devices through specific drivers, or with generic AT commands.
oFono also includes a low-level plug-in API for integrating with other telephony stacks, cellular modems and storage back-ends. The plug-in API functionality is modeled on public standards, in particular 3GPP TS 27.007 “AT command set for User Equipment (UE).”
This package includes the header files for building oFono plugins.
There are three methods to install ofono-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ofono-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 ofono-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ofono-dev
Install ofono-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ofono-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ofono-dev
Install ofono-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ofono-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ofono-dev
How To Uninstall ofono-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ofono-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ofono-dev
Uninstall ofono-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ofono-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ofono-dev
Remove ofono-dev Configurations and Data
To remove ofono-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ofono-dev
Remove ofono-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ofono-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ofono-dev
Dependencies
ofono-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ofono-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.