How To Install libosmoabis5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmoabis5 on Ubuntu 18.04. libosmoabis5 is GSM A-bis handling

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmoabis5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libosmoabis5

libosmoabis5 is:

This library contains common/shared code regarding the A-bis interface between the GSM Base transceiver station (BTS) and the GSM Base station controller BSC.

It also implements drivers for mISDN and DAHDI based E1 cards, as well as some A-bis/IP dialects.

There are three methods to install libosmoabis5 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libosmoabis5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmoabis5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libosmoabis5

Install libosmoabis5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmoabis5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libosmoabis5

Install libosmoabis5 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 libosmoabis5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libosmoabis5

How To Uninstall libosmoabis5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libosmoabis5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libosmoabis5

Uninstall libosmoabis5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libosmoabis5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmoabis5

Remove libosmoabis5 Configurations and Data

To remove libosmoabis5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libosmoabis5

Remove libosmoabis5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libosmoabis5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmoabis5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmoabis5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.