How To Install osmo-trx on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmo-trx on Kali Linux. osmo-trx is SDR transceiver that implements Layer 1 of a GSM BTS

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-trx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install osmo-trx

How To Uninstall osmo-trx on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.