How To Install osmocom-bsc-nat on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmocom-bsc-nat on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is osmocom-bsc-nat
osmocom-bsc-nat is:
This NAT is useful for masquerading multiple BSCs behind one. It listens for incoming BSCs on port 5000 and connects to a specified Mobile Switching Center (MSC).
This package is part of OpenBSC and closely related to osmocom-bsc.
There are three methods to install osmocom-bsc-nat on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-nat 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-nat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install osmocom-bsc-nat
Install osmocom-bsc-nat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install osmocom-bsc-nat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install osmocom-bsc-nat
Install osmocom-bsc-nat 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install osmocom-bsc-nat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install osmocom-bsc-nat
How To Uninstall osmocom-bsc-nat on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the osmocom-bsc-nat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove osmocom-bsc-nat
Uninstall osmocom-bsc-nat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall osmocom-bsc-nat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove osmocom-bsc-nat
Remove osmocom-bsc-nat Configurations and Data
To remove osmocom-bsc-nat configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge osmocom-bsc-nat
Remove osmocom-bsc-nat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove osmocom-bsc-nat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osmocom-bsc-nat
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmocom-bsc-nat package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
