How To Install libsrtp0-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrtp0-dev on Debian 9. libsrtp0-dev is Secure RTP (SRTP) and UST Reference Implementations - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrtp0-dev on Debian 9.

What is libsrtp0-dev

libsrtp0-dev is:

SRTP is a security profile for RTP that adds confidentiality, message authentication, and replay protection to that protocol. It is specified in RFC 3711.

LibSRTP provides an implementation of the Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP), the Universal Security Transform (UST), and a supporting cryptographic kernel.

This package contains the development headers and static libraries.

There are three methods to install libsrtp0-dev 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 libsrtp0-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 libsrtp0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsrtp0-dev

Install libsrtp0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsrtp0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsrtp0-dev

Install libsrtp0-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libsrtp0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsrtp0-dev

How To Uninstall libsrtp0-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsrtp0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsrtp0-dev

Uninstall libsrtp0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsrtp0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsrtp0-dev

Remove libsrtp0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsrtp0-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsrtp0-dev

Remove libsrtp0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsrtp0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsrtp0-dev

Dependencies

libsrtp0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrtp0-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.