How To Install libosmosim0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmosim0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libosmosim0
libosmosim0 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 libosmosim library in particular contains routines for SIM card access.
There are three methods to install libosmosim0 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 libosmosim0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmosim0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libosmosim0
Install libosmosim0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmosim0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libosmosim0
Install libosmosim0 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 libosmosim0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libosmosim0
How To Uninstall libosmosim0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libosmosim0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libosmosim0
Uninstall libosmosim0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libosmosim0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmosim0
Remove libosmosim0 Configurations and Data
To remove libosmosim0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libosmosim0
Remove libosmosim0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libosmosim0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmosim0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmosim0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
