How To Install ekiga-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ekiga-dbg on Debian 9. ekiga-dbg is H.323 and SIP compatible VoIP client - debug symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ekiga-dbg on Debian 9.

What is ekiga-dbg

ekiga-dbg is:

H.323 and SIP compatible videoconferencing and VoIP/IP-Telephony application that allows you to make audio and video calls to remote users with H.323 hardware or software (such as Microsoft Netmeeting) as well as SIP endpoints.

This package contains the debugging symbols for Ekiga.

There are three methods to install ekiga-dbg 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 ekiga-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ekiga-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ekiga-dbg

Install ekiga-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ekiga-dbg

Install ekiga-dbg 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 ekiga-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ekiga-dbg

How To Uninstall ekiga-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ekiga-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ekiga-dbg

Uninstall ekiga-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ekiga-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ekiga-dbg

Remove ekiga-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove ekiga-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ekiga-dbg

Remove ekiga-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ekiga-dbg

Dependencies

ekiga-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ekiga-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.