How To Install libosmocodec0 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmocodec0 on Debian 9. libosmocodec0 is Osmo codec library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmocodec0 on Debian 9.

What is libosmocodec0

libosmocodec0 is:

This is part of the libosmocore “meta”-library. The libosmocore library contains various utility functions that were originally developed as part of the OpenBSC project, but which are of a more generic nature and thus useful to (at least) other programs that are developed in the sphere of Free Software / Open Source mobile communication.

The libosmocodec library in particular contains the implementation of multiple GSM codecs:

  • GSM 06.10 - GSM FR Codec
  • GSM 06.20 - GSM HR Codec
  • GSM 06.60 - GSM EFR Codec
  • GSM 06.90 - GSM AMR Codec

There are three methods to install libosmocodec0 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libosmocodec0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmocodec0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libosmocodec0

Install libosmocodec0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmocodec0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libosmocodec0

Install libosmocodec0 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmocodec0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libosmocodec0

How To Uninstall libosmocodec0 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libosmocodec0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libosmocodec0

Uninstall libosmocodec0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libosmocodec0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmocodec0

Remove libosmocodec0 Configurations and Data

To remove libosmocodec0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libosmocodec0

Remove libosmocodec0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libosmocodec0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmocodec0

Dependencies

libosmocodec0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmocodec0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.