How to Install and Uninstall wvdial Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "wvdial" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install wvdial on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wvdial
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wvdial" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall wvdial on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                wvdial
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wvdial package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: wvdial
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.61-5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/comm
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 256
Depends: ppp (>= 2.3.0), debconf (>= 0.5.00) | cdebconf, libc6 (>= 2.28), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libuniconf4.6, libwvstreams4.6-base, libwvstreams4.6-extras, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Filename: pool/universe/w/wvdial/wvdial_1.61-5_amd64.deb
Size: 64592
MD5sum: 16e486cab67ca4fa44ddc408e743cd45
SHA1: b83fc61b0d6e67e8453955df27f3f264b25eb3f0
SHA256: b6a457c65c5f4209a55e89877bd69c098bf6e456f6813c7084d2a3ca131b7537
SHA512: 965dc2dd6b257665157119bf6d5afba78c2c8cf92b07e2201954c4411efa46aaddb1d22dbc1370ece2fe1b5e1cda8d3fa825cfbf82c11d04f6e42c0c109bcd43
Homepage: http://alumnit.ca/wiki/index.php?page=WvDial
Description-en: intelligent Point-to-Point Protocol dialer
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.
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In particular, a "chat script" is not required to handle the most common
situations.
Description-md5: b8bf30c8dfd4d09e02af74bf497505d6
Task: lubuntu-desktop