How To Install libosmogb11 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmogb11 on Debian 11. libosmogb11 is Osmo GPRS GB library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmogb11 on Debian 11.

What is libosmogb11

libosmogb11 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 libosmogb library in particular contains a GPRS BSSGP protocol implementation.

There are three methods to install libosmogb11 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libosmogb11 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmogb11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libosmogb11

Install libosmogb11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmogb11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libosmogb11

Install libosmogb11 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 libosmogb11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libosmogb11

How To Uninstall libosmogb11 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libosmogb11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libosmogb11

Uninstall libosmogb11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libosmogb11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmogb11

Remove libosmogb11 Configurations and Data

To remove libosmogb11 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libosmogb11

Remove libosmogb11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libosmogb11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmogb11

Dependencies

libosmogb11 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmogb11 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.