How To Install nextepc-core on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nextepc-core on Kali Linux.
What is nextepc-core
nextepc-core is:
NextEPC is a C-language Open Source implementation of the 3GPP Evolved Packet Core, i.e. the core network of an LTE network.
This package contains some core libraries/plugins required by the other binary packages such as nextepc-{mme,sgw,pgw,pcrf,hss}.
There are three methods to install nextepc-core on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nextepc-core Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nextepc-core using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nextepc-coreInstall nextepc-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nextepc-core using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nextepc-coreInstall nextepc-core Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nextepc-core using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nextepc-coreHow To Uninstall nextepc-core on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the nextepc-core package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nextepc-coreUninstall nextepc-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nextepc-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nextepc-coreRemove nextepc-core Configurations and Data
To remove nextepc-core configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nextepc-coreRemove nextepc-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nextepc-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nextepc-coreDependencies
nextepc-core have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nextepc-core package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
