How To Install python-gammu on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gammu on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-gammu
python-gammu is:
This provides gammu module, that can work with any phone Gammu supports - many Nokias, Siemens, Alcatel, …
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-gammu 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 python-gammu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gammu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gammu
Install python-gammu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gammu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gammu
Install python-gammu 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 python-gammu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gammu
How To Uninstall python-gammu on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-gammu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gammu
Uninstall python-gammu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gammu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gammu
Remove python-gammu Configurations and Data
To remove python-gammu configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gammu
Remove python-gammu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gammu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gammu
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gammu package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
