How To Install libosmo-gsup-client0 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libosmo-gsup-client0 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libosmo-gsup-client0 is Osmocom GSUP (General Subscriber Update Protocol) client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmo-gsup-client0 on Debian 12.

What is libosmo-gsup-client0

libosmo-gsup-client0 is:

This is a shared library that can be used to implement client programs for the GSUP protocol. The typical GSUP server is OsmoHLR, with OsmoMSC, OsmoSGSN and External USSD Entities (EUSEs) using this library to implement clients.

There are three methods to install libosmo-gsup-client0 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 libosmo-gsup-client0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmo-gsup-client0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libosmo-gsup-client0

Install libosmo-gsup-client0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmo-gsup-client0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libosmo-gsup-client0

Install libosmo-gsup-client0 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 libosmo-gsup-client0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libosmo-gsup-client0

How To Uninstall libosmo-gsup-client0 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libosmo-gsup-client0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libosmo-gsup-client0

Uninstall libosmo-gsup-client0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libosmo-gsup-client0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmo-gsup-client0

Remove libosmo-gsup-client0 Configurations and Data

To remove libosmo-gsup-client0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libosmo-gsup-client0

Remove libosmo-gsup-client0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libosmo-gsup-client0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmo-gsup-client0

Dependencies

libosmo-gsup-client0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmo-gsup-client0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.