How To Install libqmi-utils on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-utils on Ubuntu.
What is libqmi-utils
libqmi-utils is:
This package contains the utilities that make it easier to use QMI functionality from the command line.
There are three methods to install libqmi-utils on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libqmi-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 libqmi-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqmi-utils
Install libqmi-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqmi-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqmi-utils
Install libqmi-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libqmi-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqmi-utils
How To Uninstall libqmi-utils on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libqmi-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqmi-utils
Uninstall libqmi-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqmi-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqmi-utils
Remove libqmi-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libqmi-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqmi-utils
Remove libqmi-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqmi-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqmi-utils
Dependencies
libqmi-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-utils package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.