How To Install libpjsua2-2v5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpjsua2-2v5 on Debian 9. libpjsua2-2v5 is PJ Project - Basic VoIP client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpjsua2-2v5 on Debian 9.

What is libpjsua2-2v5

libpjsua2-2v5 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 version 2 of a framework for a VoIP client (pjsua2).

There are three methods to install libpjsua2-2v5 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 libpjsua2-2v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpjsua2-2v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpjsua2-2v5

Install libpjsua2-2v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpjsua2-2v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpjsua2-2v5

Install libpjsua2-2v5 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 libpjsua2-2v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpjsua2-2v5

How To Uninstall libpjsua2-2v5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libpjsua2-2v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpjsua2-2v5

Uninstall libpjsua2-2v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpjsua2-2v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpjsua2-2v5

Remove libpjsua2-2v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libpjsua2-2v5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpjsua2-2v5

Remove libpjsua2-2v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpjsua2-2v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpjsua2-2v5

Dependencies

libpjsua2-2v5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpjsua2-2v5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.