How To Install libosmocore-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmocore-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libosmocore-dbg
libosmocore-dbg is:
This proackage contains debug symbols for all the libraries that are part of libosmocore.
The libosmocore library contain various utility functions that were originally developed as part of the OpenBSC project, but which are of a more generic nature and thus useful to (at least) other programs that are developed in the sphere of Free Software / Open Source mobile communication.
There are three methods to install libosmocore-dbg 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 libosmocore-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmocore-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libosmocore-dbg
Install libosmocore-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmocore-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libosmocore-dbg
Install libosmocore-dbg 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 libosmocore-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libosmocore-dbg
How To Uninstall libosmocore-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libosmocore-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libosmocore-dbg
Uninstall libosmocore-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libosmocore-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmocore-dbg
Remove libosmocore-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libosmocore-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libosmocore-dbg
Remove libosmocore-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libosmocore-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmocore-dbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmocore-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
