How To Install qcom-phone-utils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qcom-phone-utils on Debian 12.
What is qcom-phone-utils
qcom-phone-utils is:
This package provides scripts and services improving the behaviour of Qualcomm-based mobile phones running Debian GNU/Linux.
It includes:
- Kernel postinst hook for automatic update of boot images
- Modem/SIM card boot-time configuration service
- initramfs-tools hook for including the needed firmware
- initramfs-tools script for proper root device detection
There are three methods to install qcom-phone-utils 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 qcom-phone-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qcom-phone-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qcom-phone-utils
Install qcom-phone-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qcom-phone-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qcom-phone-utils
Install qcom-phone-utils 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 qcom-phone-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qcom-phone-utils
How To Uninstall qcom-phone-utils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the qcom-phone-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qcom-phone-utils
Uninstall qcom-phone-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qcom-phone-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qcom-phone-utils
Remove qcom-phone-utils Configurations and Data
To remove qcom-phone-utils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qcom-phone-utils
Remove qcom-phone-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qcom-phone-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qcom-phone-utils
Dependencies
qcom-phone-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qcom-phone-utils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.