How To Install libosmosim2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmosim2 on Debian 12.
What is libosmosim2
libosmosim2 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 libosmosim2 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libosmosim2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmosim2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libosmosim2
Install libosmosim2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmosim2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libosmosim2
Install libosmosim2 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmosim2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libosmosim2
How To Uninstall libosmosim2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libosmosim2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libosmosim2
Uninstall libosmosim2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libosmosim2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmosim2
Remove libosmosim2 Configurations and Data
To remove libosmosim2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libosmosim2
Remove libosmosim2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libosmosim2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmosim2
Dependencies
libosmosim2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmosim2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.