How To Install libpjmedia2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpjmedia2 on Debian 9. libpjmedia2 is PJ Project - VoIP media

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpjmedia2 on Debian 9.

What is libpjmedia2

libpjmedia2 is:

PJSIP (a.k.a PJProject) is a multimedia communication library written in C language implementing standard based protocols such as SIP, SDP, RTP, STUN, TURN, and ICE. It combines signaling protocol (SIP) with rich multimedia framework and NAT traversal functionality into high level API that is portable and suitable for almost any type of systems ranging from desktops, embedded systems, to mobile handsets.

This package includes a VoIP media handling library.

There are three methods to install libpjmedia2 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 libpjmedia2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpjmedia2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpjmedia2

Install libpjmedia2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpjmedia2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpjmedia2

Install libpjmedia2 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 libpjmedia2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpjmedia2

How To Uninstall libpjmedia2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libpjmedia2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpjmedia2

Uninstall libpjmedia2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpjmedia2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpjmedia2

Remove libpjmedia2 Configurations and Data

To remove libpjmedia2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpjmedia2

Remove libpjmedia2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpjmedia2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpjmedia2

Dependencies

libpjmedia2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpjmedia2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.