How To Install libopenr2-bin on Debian 12

Learn how to install libopenr2-bin on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libopenr2-bin is MFC/R2 (telephony) call setup library - test programs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenr2-bin on Debian 12.

What is libopenr2-bin

libopenr2-bin is:

OpenR2 is a library that implements the MFC/R2 telephony signalling over E1 lines using the DAHDI Telephony interface.

The MFC/R2 protocol is a telephony signalling protocol, widely used in Latin America, China and Africa, similar to the ISDN protocols found in most of Europe and North America

This package contains r2test - test-driver for libopenr2.

There are three methods to install libopenr2-bin on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libopenr2-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenr2-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenr2-bin

Install libopenr2-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenr2-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenr2-bin

Install libopenr2-bin 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 libopenr2-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenr2-bin

How To Uninstall libopenr2-bin on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libopenr2-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenr2-bin

Uninstall libopenr2-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenr2-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenr2-bin

Remove libopenr2-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libopenr2-bin configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenr2-bin

Remove libopenr2-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenr2-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenr2-bin

Dependencies

libopenr2-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenr2-bin package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.