How To Install srslte on Debian 10

Learn how to install srslte on Debian 10 with this tutorial. srslte is LTE software suite for software defined radios (metapackage)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install srslte on Debian 10.

What is srslte

srslte is:

This software enables running a full end-to-end, open-source LTE system. It contains a UE, eNB and EPC implementation.

For running a full network, also an implementation of the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) is needed.

There are three methods to install srslte on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install srslte Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install srslte

Install srslte Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install srslte

Install srslte 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 srslte using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install srslte

How To Uninstall srslte on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove srslte

Uninstall srslte And Its Dependencies

To uninstall srslte and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove srslte

Remove srslte Configurations and Data

To remove srslte configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge srslte

Remove srslte configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge srslte

Dependencies

srslte have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install srslte package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.