How To Install nextepc on Debian 10

Learn how to install nextepc on Debian 10 with this tutorial. nextepc is Evolved Packet Core implementation for LTE (metapackage)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextepc on Debian 10.

What is `nextepc`

nextepc is:

NextEPC is a C-language Open Source implementation of the 3GPP Evolved Packet Core, i.e. the core network of an LTE network.

This is a metapackage that depends on all the nextepc parts. (MME, SGW, PGW, HSS, PCRF)

There are three methods to install nextepc on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install nextepc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install nextepc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nextepc

Install nextepc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nextepc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nextepc

Install nextepc 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 nextepc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nextepc

How To Uninstall nextepc on Debian 10

To uninstall only the nextepc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nextepc

Uninstall nextepc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nextepc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nextepc

Remove nextepc Configurations and Data

To remove nextepc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nextepc

Remove nextepc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nextepc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nextepc

Dependencies

nextepc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextepc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.