How To Install sipdialer on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sipdialer on Debian 9.
What is sipdialer
sipdialer is:
sipdialer is a click-to-call application that uses the SIP REFER method to force a SIP phone (for example, the phone on your desk) to dial another number. It can be registered in GConf to handle clicks on sip:, sips: and tel: URIs in other applications and the web browser.
reSIProcate is a framework that aims to fully implement the SIP protocol in first class C++. It is intended for use in other applications, such as the repro SIP proxy.
There are three methods to install sipdialer 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 sipdialer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sipdialer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sipdialer
Install sipdialer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sipdialer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sipdialer
Install sipdialer 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 sipdialer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sipdialer
How To Uninstall sipdialer on Debian 9
To uninstall only the sipdialer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sipdialer
Uninstall sipdialer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sipdialer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sipdialer
Remove sipdialer Configurations and Data
To remove sipdialer configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sipdialer
Remove sipdialer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sipdialer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sipdialer
Dependencies
sipdialer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sipdialer package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
