How To Install osmocom-bsc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmocom-bsc on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install osmocom-bsc
How To Uninstall osmocom-bsc on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmocom-bsc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
