How To Install captagent on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install captagent on Debian 9.
What is captagent
captagent is:
HOMER5 a robust, carrier-grade, scalable SIP Capture system and Monitoring Application with HEP/HEP2, IP Proto4 (IPIP) encapsulation & port mirroring/monitoring support right out of the box, ready to process & store insane amounts of signaling with instant search, end-to-end analysis and drill-down capabilities for ITSPs, VoIP Providers and Trunk Suppliers using SIP signaling.
This package provides the agent for collecting data on any SIP server and forwarding it to the HOMER server for analysis.
There are three methods to install captagent on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install captagent Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install captagent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install captagent
Install captagent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install captagent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install captagent
Install captagent 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install captagent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install captagent
How To Uninstall captagent on Debian 9
To uninstall only the captagent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove captagent
Uninstall captagent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall captagent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove captagent
Remove captagent Configurations and Data
To remove captagent configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge captagent
Remove captagent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove captagent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge captagent
Dependencies
captagent have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install captagent package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
