How To Install wvdial on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wvdial on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wvdial
wvdial is:
WvDial sacrifices some of the flexibility of programs like “chat” in order to make dialup configuration easier. With WvDial, modems are detected automatically and only three additional parameters are required: the telephone number, username, and password. WvDial knows enough to dial with most modems and log in to most servers without any other help.
In particular, a “chat script” is not required to handle the most common situations.
There are three methods to install wvdial 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 wvdial Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wvdial using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wvdial
Install wvdial Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wvdial using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wvdial
Install wvdial 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 wvdial using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wvdial
How To Uninstall wvdial on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wvdial package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wvdial
Uninstall wvdial And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wvdial and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wvdial
Remove wvdial Configurations and Data
To remove wvdial configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wvdial
Remove wvdial configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wvdial configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wvdial
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wvdial package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
