How To Install simple-whip-server on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-whip-server on Debian 12.
What is simple-whip-server
simple-whip-server is:
Simple WHIP Server is a WHIP server using the Janus WebRTC Server as a WebRTC server backend.
WebRTC-HTTP ingestion protocol (WHIP) is a simple HTTP based protocol that will allow WebRTC based ingest of content into streaming servics and/or CDNs.
Janus is a general purpose WebRTC server/gateway with a minimal footprint.
There are three methods to install simple-whip-server on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install simple-whip-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install simple-whip-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install simple-whip-server
Install simple-whip-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install simple-whip-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install simple-whip-server
Install simple-whip-server 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 simple-whip-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install simple-whip-server
How To Uninstall simple-whip-server on Debian 12
To uninstall only the simple-whip-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove simple-whip-server
Uninstall simple-whip-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall simple-whip-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove simple-whip-server
Remove simple-whip-server Configurations and Data
To remove simple-whip-server configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge simple-whip-server
Remove simple-whip-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove simple-whip-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simple-whip-server
Dependencies
simple-whip-server have the following dependencies:
- fonts-font-awesome
- libjs-bootbox
- libjs-bootstrap
- libjs-bootswatch
- libjs-jquery
- libjs-toastr
- node-async
- node-colors
- node-cors
- node-debug
- node-express
- node-websocket
- nodejs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-whip-server package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
