How To Install openbsc-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openbsc-dev on Debian 10.
What is openbsc-dev
openbsc-dev is:
Some other programs depend on gsm_data_shared.h and gsm_data_shared.c from OpenBSC. This package installs these files to your file system so that the other packages can build-depend on this package.
The header file is installed to /usr/include/osmocom/openbsc, while the .c file is installed to /usr/src/osmocom/openbsc.
There are three methods to install openbsc-dev 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 openbsc-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openbsc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openbsc-dev
Install openbsc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openbsc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openbsc-dev
Install openbsc-dev 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 openbsc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openbsc-dev
How To Uninstall openbsc-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the openbsc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openbsc-dev
Uninstall openbsc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openbsc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openbsc-dev
Remove openbsc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove openbsc-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openbsc-dev
Remove openbsc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openbsc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openbsc-dev
Dependencies
openbsc-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openbsc-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.