How To Install libjs-webrtc-adapter on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-webrtc-adapter on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libjs-webrtc-adapter
libjs-webrtc-adapter is:
adapter.js is a shim to insulate apps from spec changes and prefix differences. In fact, the standards and protocols used for WebRTC implementations are highly stable, and there are only a few prefixed names.
WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is a project that provides web browsers and mobile applications with real-time communication (RTC) via simple application programming interfaces (APIs).
This package contains adapter.js directly usable in web browsers.
There are three methods to install libjs-webrtc-adapter on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libjs-webrtc-adapter Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-webrtc-adapter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-webrtc-adapter
Install libjs-webrtc-adapter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-webrtc-adapter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-webrtc-adapter
Install libjs-webrtc-adapter 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 libjs-webrtc-adapter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-webrtc-adapter
How To Uninstall libjs-webrtc-adapter on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libjs-webrtc-adapter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-webrtc-adapter
Uninstall libjs-webrtc-adapter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-webrtc-adapter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-webrtc-adapter
Remove libjs-webrtc-adapter Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-webrtc-adapter configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-webrtc-adapter
Remove libjs-webrtc-adapter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-webrtc-adapter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-webrtc-adapter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-webrtc-adapter package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.