How To Install libosmogsm15 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmogsm15 on Kali Linux.
What is libosmogsm15
libosmogsm15 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 libosmogsm library in particular is a collection of common code used in various GSM related sub-projects inside the Osmocom family of projects. It includes A5/1 and A5/2 ciphers, COMP128v1, a LAPDm implementation, a GSM TLV parser, SMS utility routines as well as protocol definitions for a series of protocols.
There are three methods to install libosmogsm15 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 libosmogsm15 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libosmogsm15 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libosmogsm15Install libosmogsm15 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libosmogsm15 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libosmogsm15Install libosmogsm15 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libosmogsm15 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libosmogsm15How To Uninstall libosmogsm15 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libosmogsm15 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libosmogsm15Uninstall libosmogsm15 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libosmogsm15 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmogsm15Remove libosmogsm15 Configurations and Data
To remove libosmogsm15 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libosmogsm15Remove libosmogsm15 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libosmogsm15 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmogsm15Dependencies
libosmogsm15 have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmogsm15 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
