How To Install nextepc-mme on Debian 12

Learn how to install nextepc-mme on Debian 12 with this tutorial. nextepc-mme is Evolved Packet Core - Mobility Management Entity (MME)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextepc-mme on Debian 12.

What is nextepc-mme

nextepc-mme 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 provides the MME (Mobility Management Engine), which terminates the S1 interfaces from the eNodeBs cells in the cellular network, and interfaces via S11 to the SGW as well as via S6a to the HSS.

There are three methods to install nextepc-mme on Debian 12. 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-mme Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nextepc-mme

Install nextepc-mme Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nextepc-mme

Install nextepc-mme 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 nextepc-mme using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nextepc-mme

How To Uninstall nextepc-mme on Debian 12

To uninstall only the nextepc-mme package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nextepc-mme

Uninstall nextepc-mme And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nextepc-mme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nextepc-mme

Remove nextepc-mme Configurations and Data

To remove nextepc-mme configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nextepc-mme

Remove nextepc-mme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nextepc-mme

Dependencies

nextepc-mme have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextepc-mme package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.