How To Install xgnokii on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xgnokii on Debian 9. xgnokii is Datasuite for mobile phone management (X interface)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xgnokii on Debian 9.

What is xgnokii

xgnokii is:

Gnokii is a suite of programs that allows communication with mobile phones. It currently supports many Nokia mobile phones, all AT capable ones as well as many Symbian based. For a list of compatible phones, please visit: http://wiki.gnokii.org

This package provides the X11 (xgnokii) interface.

There are three methods to install xgnokii on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xgnokii Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xgnokii using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xgnokii

Install xgnokii Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xgnokii using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xgnokii

Install xgnokii 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 xgnokii using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xgnokii

How To Uninstall xgnokii on Debian 9

To uninstall only the xgnokii package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xgnokii

Uninstall xgnokii And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xgnokii and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xgnokii

Remove xgnokii Configurations and Data

To remove xgnokii configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xgnokii

Remove xgnokii configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xgnokii configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xgnokii

Dependencies

xgnokii have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xgnokii package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.