How To Install osmo-trx on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmo-trx on Debian 10.
What is osmo-trx
osmo-trx is:
OsmoTRX is a software-defined radio transceiver that implements the Layer 1 physical layer of a BTS comprising the following 3GPP specifications:
TS 05.01 “Physical layer on the radio path” TS 05.02 “Multiplexing and Multiple Access on the Radio Path” TS 05.04 “Modulation” TS 05.10 “Radio subsystem synchronization”
In this context, BTS is “Base transceiver station”. It’s the stations that connect mobile phones to the mobile network.
3GPP is the “3rd Generation Partnership Project” which is the collaboration between different telecommunication associations for developing new generations of mobile phone networks. (post-2G/GSM)
There are three methods to install osmo-trx on Debian 10. 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-trx 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-trx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install osmo-trx
Install osmo-trx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install osmo-trx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install osmo-trx
Install osmo-trx Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install osmo-trx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install osmo-trx
How To Uninstall osmo-trx on Debian 10
To uninstall only the osmo-trx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove osmo-trx
Uninstall osmo-trx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall osmo-trx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove osmo-trx
Remove osmo-trx Configurations and Data
To remove osmo-trx configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge osmo-trx
Remove osmo-trx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove osmo-trx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osmo-trx
Dependencies
osmo-trx have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmo-trx package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.