How To Install srtp-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install srtp-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is srtp-utils
srtp-utils 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 a few simple binaries using libsrtp.
There are three methods to install srtp-utils 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 srtp-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install srtp-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install srtp-utils
Install srtp-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install srtp-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install srtp-utils
Install srtp-utils 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 srtp-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install srtp-utils
How To Uninstall srtp-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the srtp-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove srtp-utils
Uninstall srtp-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall srtp-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove srtp-utils
Remove srtp-utils Configurations and Data
To remove srtp-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge srtp-utils
Remove srtp-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove srtp-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge srtp-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install srtp-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
