How To Install asterisk-mobile on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install asterisk-mobile on Debian 9. asterisk-mobile is Bluetooth phone support for the Asterisk PBX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install asterisk-mobile on Debian 9.

What is asterisk-mobile

asterisk-mobile is:

Asterisk is an Open Source PBX and telephony toolkit.

This package provides support for connecting Bluetooth devices to the Asterisk PBX. It allows you to:

  • Send and receive PSTN calls and SMS messages over a Bluetooth phone.
  • Use a Bluetooth handset as a local phone connected to your PBX.

For more information about the Asterisk PBX, have a look at the Asterisk package.

There are three methods to install asterisk-mobile 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 asterisk-mobile Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install asterisk-mobile using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install asterisk-mobile

Install asterisk-mobile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install asterisk-mobile

Install asterisk-mobile 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 asterisk-mobile using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install asterisk-mobile

How To Uninstall asterisk-mobile on Debian 9

To uninstall only the asterisk-mobile package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove asterisk-mobile

Uninstall asterisk-mobile And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove asterisk-mobile

Remove asterisk-mobile Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge asterisk-mobile

Remove asterisk-mobile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge asterisk-mobile

Dependencies

asterisk-mobile have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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