How To Install libosmocore on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmocore on Kali Linux.

What is libosmocore

libosmocore is:

The libraries provided by this package contain various utility functions. These were originally developed as part of the OpenBSC project but 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 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 libosmocore 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libosmocore

Install libosmocore Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libosmocore

Install libosmocore 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 libosmocore using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libosmocore

How To Uninstall libosmocore on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libosmocore

Uninstall libosmocore And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmocore

Remove libosmocore Configurations and Data

To remove libosmocore configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libosmocore

Remove libosmocore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmocore

Dependencies

libosmocore have the following dependencies:

• libosmocodec0
• libosmocore16
• libosmogb11
• libosmogsm15
• libosmovty4
• libosmoctrl0
• libosmosim2

References

• libosmocore website

Summary

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