How To Install osmo-pcu on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmo-pcu on Kali Linux.
What is osmo-pcu
osmo-pcu is:
The GPRS Packet Control Unit is co-located with the GSM BTS or GSM BSC in order to provide packet-switched services for 2G (2.5G, 2.75G) networks. OsmoPCU is the Osmcoom implementation of this network element. It interfaces to osmo-bts via the PCU socket of OsmoBTS and via Gb (NS-over-IP) interface with the SGSN such as OsmoSGSN.
There are three methods to install osmo-pcu 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-pcu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install osmo-pcu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install osmo-pcuInstall osmo-pcu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install osmo-pcu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install osmo-pcuInstall osmo-pcu 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-pcu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install osmo-pcuHow To Uninstall osmo-pcu on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the osmo-pcu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove osmo-pcuUninstall osmo-pcu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall osmo-pcu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove osmo-pcuRemove osmo-pcu Configurations and Data
To remove osmo-pcu configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge osmo-pcuRemove osmo-pcu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove osmo-pcu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osmo-pcuDependencies
osmo-pcu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmo-pcu package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
