How To Install libosmogsm10 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmogsm10 on Ubuntu 20.04. libosmogsm10 is Osmo GSM utility library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmogsm10 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libosmogsm10

libosmogsm10 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 libosmogsm library in particular is a collection of common code used in various GSM related sub-projects inside the Osmocom family of projects. It includes A5/1 and A5/2 ciphers, COMP128v1, a LAPDm implementation, a GSM TLV parser, SMS utility routines as well as protocol definitions for a series of protocols.

There are three methods to install libosmogsm10 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libosmogsm10 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmogsm10 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libosmogsm10

Install libosmogsm10 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmogsm10 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libosmogsm10

Install libosmogsm10 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 libosmogsm10 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libosmogsm10

How To Uninstall libosmogsm10 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libosmogsm10 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libosmogsm10

Uninstall libosmogsm10 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libosmogsm10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmogsm10

Remove libosmogsm10 Configurations and Data

To remove libosmogsm10 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libosmogsm10

Remove libosmogsm10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libosmogsm10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmogsm10

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmogsm10 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.