How To Install nextepc-hss on Debian 10

Learn how to install nextepc-hss on Debian 10 with this tutorial. nextepc-hss is Evolved Packet Core - Home Subscriber Server (HSS)

Introduction

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

What is nextepc-hss

nextepc-hss 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 package provides the HSS (Home Subscriber Server) element of the EPC, i.e. the central database of mobile network subscribers, with their IMSI, MSISDN, cryptographic key materials, service subscription information, etc. It implements the S6a interface towards the MME using the DIAMETER protocol.

There are three methods to install nextepc-hss 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-hss 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-hss using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nextepc-hss

Install nextepc-hss Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nextepc-hss

Install nextepc-hss 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-hss using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nextepc-hss

How To Uninstall nextepc-hss on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove nextepc-hss

Uninstall nextepc-hss And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nextepc-hss

Remove nextepc-hss Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nextepc-hss

Remove nextepc-hss configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nextepc-hss

Dependencies

nextepc-hss have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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