How To Install libosmo-netif-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmo-netif-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libosmo-netif-dev
libosmo-netif-dev is:
The libosmo-netif library is one of the libraries needed by the OpenBSC GSM infrastructure software. This library in particular implements the shared code for network interfaces.
This package contains the development files needed for developing with the libosmo-netif library.
There are three methods to install libosmo-netif-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-netif-dev 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-netif-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libosmo-netif-dev
Install libosmo-netif-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmo-netif-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libosmo-netif-dev
Install libosmo-netif-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmo-netif-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libosmo-netif-dev
How To Uninstall libosmo-netif-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libosmo-netif-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libosmo-netif-dev
Uninstall libosmo-netif-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libosmo-netif-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmo-netif-dev
Remove libosmo-netif-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libosmo-netif-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libosmo-netif-dev
Remove libosmo-netif-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libosmo-netif-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmo-netif-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmo-netif-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
