How To Install libosmocore6 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmocore6 on Ubuntu 18.04. libosmocore6 is Osmo Core library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmocore6 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libosmocore6

libosmocore6 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 libosmocore6 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 libosmocore6 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 libosmocore6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmocore6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libosmocore6

Install libosmocore6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmocore6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libosmocore6

Install libosmocore6 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 libosmocore6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libosmocore6

How To Uninstall libosmocore6 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libosmocore6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libosmocore6

Uninstall libosmocore6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libosmocore6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmocore6

Remove libosmocore6 Configurations and Data

To remove libosmocore6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libosmocore6

Remove libosmocore6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libosmocore6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmocore6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmocore6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.