How To Install osmo-bts on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmo-bts on Kali Linux. osmo-bts is Base Transceiver Station for GSM

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmo-bts on Kali Linux.

What is osmo-bts

osmo-bts is:

OsmoBTS is a software implementation of Layer2/3 of a BTS. It implements the following protocols/interfaces: LAPDm (GSM 04.06) RTP A-bis/IP in IPA multiplex OML (GSM TS 12.21) RSL (GSM TS 08.58)

OsmoBTS is modular and has support for multiple back-ends. A back-end talks to a specific L1/PHY implementation of the respective BTS hardware. Based on this architecture, it should be relatively easy to add a new back-end to support so-far unsupported GSM PHY/L1 and associated hardware.

There are three methods to install osmo-bts 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-bts Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install osmo-bts

Install osmo-bts Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install osmo-bts

Install osmo-bts 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 osmo-bts using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install osmo-bts

How To Uninstall osmo-bts on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the osmo-bts package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove osmo-bts

Uninstall osmo-bts And Its Dependencies

To uninstall osmo-bts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove osmo-bts

Remove osmo-bts Configurations and Data

To remove osmo-bts configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge osmo-bts

Remove osmo-bts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osmo-bts

Dependencies

osmo-bts have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmo-bts package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.