How To Install libosmosim2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmosim2 on Kali Linux. libosmosim2 is Osmo SIM library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmosim2 on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmosim2

Remove libosmosim2 Configurations and Data

To remove libosmosim2 configuration and data from Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.