How To Install osmo-bsc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmo-bsc on Kali Linux.
What is osmo-bsc
osmo-bsc is:
This is the BSC-only version of OpenBSC. It requires a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) to operate.
This package replaces osmocom-bsc.
There are three methods to install osmo-bsc 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 osmo-bsc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install osmo-bsc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install osmo-bscInstall osmo-bsc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install osmo-bsc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install osmo-bscInstall osmo-bsc 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install osmo-bsc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install osmo-bscHow To Uninstall osmo-bsc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the osmo-bsc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove osmo-bscUninstall osmo-bsc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall osmo-bsc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove osmo-bscRemove osmo-bsc Configurations and Data
To remove osmo-bsc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge osmo-bscRemove osmo-bsc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove osmo-bsc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osmo-bscDependencies
osmo-bsc have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libosmo-mgcp-client6
- libosmo-sigtran5
- libosmoabis9
- libosmocore16
- libosmoctrl0
- libosmogsm15
- libosmonetif8
- libosmovty4
- libtalloc2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmo-bsc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
