How To Install libosip2-11 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosip2-11 on Debian 9. libosip2-11 is Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosip2-11 on Debian 9.

What is libosip2-11

libosip2-11 is:

oSIP is an implementation of SIP.

SIP stands for the Session Initiation Protocol and is described by the RFC3261. This library aims to provide multimedia and telecom software developers an easy and powerful interface to initiate and control SIP based sessions in their applications.

SIP is the IETF replacement for the ITU’s H323. Example programs using this library are partysip and linphone.

There are three methods to install libosip2-11 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 libosip2-11 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libosip2-11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libosip2-11

Install libosip2-11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libosip2-11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libosip2-11

Install libosip2-11 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 libosip2-11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libosip2-11

How To Uninstall libosip2-11 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libosip2-11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libosip2-11

Uninstall libosip2-11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libosip2-11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosip2-11

Remove libosip2-11 Configurations and Data

To remove libosip2-11 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libosip2-11

Remove libosip2-11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libosip2-11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosip2-11

Dependencies

libosip2-11 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosip2-11 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.