How To Install ofono-phonesim on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ofono-phonesim on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ofono-phonesim
ofono-phonesim 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.
Phonesim is a modem emulator that oFono uses for development and testing. This allows oFono to be used by any host without requiring special GSM (or other) hardware.
There are three methods to install ofono-phonesim 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 ofono-phonesim 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-phonesim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ofono-phonesim
Install ofono-phonesim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ofono-phonesim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ofono-phonesim
Install ofono-phonesim 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 ofono-phonesim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ofono-phonesim
How To Uninstall ofono-phonesim on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ofono-phonesim package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ofono-phonesim
Uninstall ofono-phonesim And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ofono-phonesim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ofono-phonesim
Remove ofono-phonesim Configurations and Data
To remove ofono-phonesim configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ofono-phonesim
Remove ofono-phonesim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ofono-phonesim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ofono-phonesim
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ofono-phonesim package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
