How To Install osmocom-nitb on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmocom-nitb on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is osmocom-nitb
osmocom-nitb is:
This is the Network-in-a-Box version of OpenBSC. It has all the GSM network components bundled together. When using osmocom-nitb, there is no need for a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) which is needed when using osmocom-bsc.
There are three methods to install osmocom-nitb 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-nitb 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-nitb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install osmocom-nitb
Install osmocom-nitb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install osmocom-nitb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install osmocom-nitb
Install osmocom-nitb 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-nitb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install osmocom-nitb
How To Uninstall osmocom-nitb on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the osmocom-nitb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove osmocom-nitb
Uninstall osmocom-nitb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall osmocom-nitb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove osmocom-nitb
Remove osmocom-nitb Configurations and Data
To remove osmocom-nitb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge osmocom-nitb
Remove osmocom-nitb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove osmocom-nitb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osmocom-nitb
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmocom-nitb package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
