How To Install osmocom-bsc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmocom-bsc on Kali Linux. osmocom-bsc is GSM Base Station Controller

Introduction

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

What is osmocom-bsc

osmocom-bsc is:

This is the BSC-only version of OpenBSC. It requires a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) to operate.

You might rather prefer to use osmocom-nitb which is considered a “GSM Network-in-a-Box” and does not depend on a MSC.

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

sudo apt-get -y install osmocom-bsc

Install osmocom-bsc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install osmocom-bsc

Install osmocom-bsc 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-bsc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install osmocom-bsc

How To Uninstall osmocom-bsc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove osmocom-bsc

Uninstall osmocom-bsc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove osmocom-bsc

Remove osmocom-bsc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge osmocom-bsc

Remove osmocom-bsc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osmocom-bsc

Dependencies

osmocom-bsc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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