How To Install libosmogsm5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmogsm5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libosmogsm5
libosmogsm5 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 libosmogsm5 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 libosmogsm5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmogsm5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libosmogsm5
Install libosmogsm5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmogsm5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libosmogsm5
Install libosmogsm5 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 libosmogsm5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libosmogsm5
How To Uninstall libosmogsm5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libosmogsm5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libosmogsm5
Uninstall libosmogsm5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libosmogsm5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmogsm5
Remove libosmogsm5 Configurations and Data
To remove libosmogsm5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libosmogsm5
Remove libosmogsm5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libosmogsm5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmogsm5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmogsm5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
