How To Install libosmo-sabp0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmo-sabp0 on Kali Linux. libosmo-sabp0 is Osmocom code for the Iuh interface (SABP)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmo-sabp0 on Kali Linux.

What is libosmo-sabp0

libosmo-sabp0 is:

SABP is an acronym for Service Area Broadcast Protocol.

It permits user data (so-called SMS-CB data) to be broadcast by the network in a way that can be received by all phones in the coverage area of the given Service Area (group of cells) simultaneously.

Service Area Broadcast is the UMTS successor of the GSM Cell_Broadcast.

This package provides the shared library.

There are three methods to install libosmo-sabp0 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libosmo-sabp0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmo-sabp0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libosmo-sabp0

Install libosmo-sabp0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmo-sabp0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libosmo-sabp0

Install libosmo-sabp0 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmo-sabp0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libosmo-sabp0

How To Uninstall libosmo-sabp0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libosmo-sabp0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libosmo-sabp0

Uninstall libosmo-sabp0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libosmo-sabp0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmo-sabp0

Remove libosmo-sabp0 Configurations and Data

To remove libosmo-sabp0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libosmo-sabp0

Remove libosmo-sabp0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libosmo-sabp0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmo-sabp0

Dependencies

libosmo-sabp0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmo-sabp0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.