How To Install osmo-msc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmo-msc on Kali Linux. osmo-msc is Osmocoms Mobile Switching Center for 2G and 3G mobile networks

Introduction

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

What is osmo-msc

osmo-msc is:

The Mobile Switching Center (MSC) is the heart of 2G/3G circuit-switched services. It terminates the A-interface links from the Base Station Controllers (BSC) and handles the MM and CC sub-layers of the Layer 3 protocol from the phones (MS).

This Osmocom implementation of the MSC handles A interfaces via 3GPP AoIP in an ASP role. It furthermore implements IETF MGCP against an external media gateway, such as OsmoMGW. It does not implement MAP towards a HLR, but the much simpler Osmocom GSUP protocol, which can be translated to MAP if needed.

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

sudo apt-get -y install osmo-msc

Install osmo-msc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install osmo-msc

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

sudo aptitude -y install osmo-msc

How To Uninstall osmo-msc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove osmo-msc

Uninstall osmo-msc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove osmo-msc

Remove osmo-msc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge osmo-msc

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

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

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

Dependencies

osmo-msc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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