How To Install openbsc-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install openbsc-dev on Kali Linux. openbsc-dev is Header file needed by tools tightly integrated

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openbsc-dev on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 openbsc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openbsc-dev

How To Uninstall openbsc-dev on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.