How To Install osmocom-bs11-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmocom-bs11-utils on Kali Linux. osmocom-bs11-utils is Command line utilities for Siemens BS-11 BTS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmocom-bs11-utils on Kali Linux.

What is osmocom-bs11-utils

osmocom-bs11-utils is:

There is a tool in this package for configuring the Siemens BS-11 BTS. Additionally, it contains one tool for making use of an ISDN-card and the public telephone network as frequency standard for the E1 line.

There are three methods to install osmocom-bs11-utils 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 osmocom-bs11-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install osmocom-bs11-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install osmocom-bs11-utils

Install osmocom-bs11-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install osmocom-bs11-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install osmocom-bs11-utils

Install osmocom-bs11-utils 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 osmocom-bs11-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install osmocom-bs11-utils

How To Uninstall osmocom-bs11-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the osmocom-bs11-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove osmocom-bs11-utils

Uninstall osmocom-bs11-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall osmocom-bs11-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove osmocom-bs11-utils

Remove osmocom-bs11-utils Configurations and Data

To remove osmocom-bs11-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge osmocom-bs11-utils

Remove osmocom-bs11-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove osmocom-bs11-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osmocom-bs11-utils

Dependencies

osmocom-bs11-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmocom-bs11-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.