How To Install nextepc-sgw on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextepc-sgw on Kali Linux. nextepc-sgw is Evolved Packet Core - Serving Gateway (SGW)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextepc-sgw on Kali Linux.

What is nextepc-sgw

nextepc-sgw 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 SGW (Serving Gateway) which is situated between the MME and PGW. It implements the S11 interface to the MME, and the S5 interface to the PGW.

There are three methods to install nextepc-sgw 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-sgw 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-sgw using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nextepc-sgw

Install nextepc-sgw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nextepc-sgw

Install nextepc-sgw 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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install nextepc-sgw

How To Uninstall nextepc-sgw on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nextepc-sgw

Uninstall nextepc-sgw And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nextepc-sgw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nextepc-sgw

Remove nextepc-sgw Configurations and Data

To remove nextepc-sgw configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nextepc-sgw

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

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

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

Dependencies

nextepc-sgw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextepc-sgw package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.