How To Install python3-gammu on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gammu on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-gammu
python3-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 3.
There are three methods to install python3-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 python3-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 python3-gammu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-gammu
Install python3-gammu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-gammu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-gammu
Install python3-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 python3-gammu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-gammu
How To Uninstall python3-gammu on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-gammu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-gammu
Uninstall python3-gammu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-gammu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gammu
Remove python3-gammu Configurations and Data
To remove python3-gammu configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gammu
Remove python3-gammu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-gammu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-gammu
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gammu package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
