How To Install libosmocore16 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmocore16 on Kali Linux. libosmocore16 is Osmo Core library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmocore16 on Kali Linux.

What is libosmocore16

libosmocore16 is:

This is part of the libosmocore “meta”-library. The libosmocore library contains 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.

The libosmocore16 library in particular is a collection of common code used in various sub-projects inside the Osmocom family of projects.

There are three methods to install libosmocore16 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 libosmocore16 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmocore16 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libosmocore16

Install libosmocore16 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmocore16 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libosmocore16

Install libosmocore16 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 libosmocore16 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libosmocore16

How To Uninstall libosmocore16 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libosmocore16 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libosmocore16

Uninstall libosmocore16 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libosmocore16 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmocore16

Remove libosmocore16 Configurations and Data

To remove libosmocore16 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libosmocore16

Remove libosmocore16 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libosmocore16 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmocore16

Dependencies

libosmocore16 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmocore16 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.