How To Install modemmanager on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install modemmanager on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is modemmanager
modemmanager is:
ModemManager is a DBus-activated daemon which controls mobile broadband (2G/3G/4G/5G) devices and connections. Whether built-in devices, USB dongles, Bluetooth-paired telephones or professional RS232/USB devices with external power supplies, ModemManager is able to prepare and configure the modems and setup connections with them.
There are three methods to install modemmanager on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install modemmanager Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install modemmanager using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install modemmanager
Install modemmanager Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install modemmanager using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install modemmanager
Install modemmanager 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 modemmanager using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install modemmanager
How To Uninstall modemmanager on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the modemmanager package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove modemmanager
Uninstall modemmanager And Its Dependencies
To uninstall modemmanager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove modemmanager
Remove modemmanager Configurations and Data
To remove modemmanager configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge modemmanager
Remove modemmanager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove modemmanager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge modemmanager
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install modemmanager package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
