How To Install libsipwitch-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsipwitch-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsipwitch-dev
libsipwitch-dev is:
GNU SIP Witch is a secure peer-to-peer VoIP server. Calls can be made even behind NAT firewalls, and without needing a service provider. SIP Witch can be used on the desktop to create bottom-up secure calling networks as a free software alternative to Skype. SIP Witch can also be used as a stand-alone SIP-based office telephone server, or to create secure VoIP networks for an existing IP-PBX such as Asterisk, FreeSWITCH, or Yate.
This package contains the development headers and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libsipwitch-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsipwitch-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsipwitch-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsipwitch-dev
Install libsipwitch-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsipwitch-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsipwitch-dev
Install libsipwitch-dev 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 libsipwitch-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsipwitch-dev
How To Uninstall libsipwitch-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsipwitch-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsipwitch-dev
Uninstall libsipwitch-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsipwitch-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsipwitch-dev
Remove libsipwitch-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsipwitch-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsipwitch-dev
Remove libsipwitch-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsipwitch-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsipwitch-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsipwitch-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.