How to Install and Uninstall sl-modem-dkms Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "sl-modem-dkms" package

This guide let you learn how to install sl-modem-dkms on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                sl-modem-dkms
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "sl-modem-dkms" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall sl-modem-dkms on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the sl-modem-dkms package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: sl-modem-dkms
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/misc
Installed-Size: 833
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: أحمد المحمودي (Ahmed El-Mahmoudy)
Architecture: amd64
Source: sl-modem
Version: 2.9.11~20110321-12
Replaces: sl-modem-source (<< 2.9.11~20110321-7)
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Recommends: linux-headers-686-pae | linux-headers-amd64 | linux-headers-generic
Breaks: sl-modem-source (<< 2.9.11~20110321-7)
Filename: pool/multiverse/s/sl-modem/sl-modem-dkms_2.9.11~20110321-12_amd64.deb
Size: 193242
MD5sum: 61d703daf67d0b2900b1415fc35de47d
SHA1: 0ff7978135be049ab22cf0380b34f5a3ce6f0902
SHA256: f75058e0c0d878f3d16628c48998a7bc3f3b5256fc887575b78eaefddf9f25a4
Description-en: SmartLink software modem driver - module building source
This package contains source code for the low-level drivers for the
software modems produced by Smart Link Ltd. It supports PCI and USB models.
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In addition to this package, you will need the package sl-modem-daemon
which implements the application part of the driver.
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Module packages can be built for the custom kernel package either by hand or
using DKMS.
Description-md5: a58074862ac671ccf741dfee54f7b6e0
Homepage: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu