How To Install libosmogb12 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmogb12 on Ubuntu 22.04. libosmogb12 is Osmo GPRS GB library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmogb12 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libosmogb12

libosmogb12 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 libosmogb12 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libosmogb12 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmogb12 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libosmogb12

Install libosmogb12 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmogb12 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libosmogb12

Install libosmogb12 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 libosmogb12 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libosmogb12

How To Uninstall libosmogb12 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libosmogb12 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libosmogb12

Uninstall libosmogb12 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libosmogb12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmogb12

Remove libosmogb12 Configurations and Data

To remove libosmogb12 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libosmogb12

Remove libosmogb12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libosmogb12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmogb12

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmogb12 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.