How To Install asterisk-mysql on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install asterisk-mysql on Kali Linux.

What is asterisk-mysql

asterisk-mysql is:

Asterisk is an Open Source PBX and telephony toolkit.

This package provides support for using a MySQL database to store configuration, call detail records, and also provides generic access to it from the dialplan.

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

There are three methods to install asterisk-mysql on Kali Linux. 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-mysql 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-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install asterisk-mysql

Install asterisk-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install asterisk-mysql

Install asterisk-mysql Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install asterisk-mysql

How To Uninstall asterisk-mysql on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove asterisk-mysql

Uninstall asterisk-mysql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall asterisk-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove asterisk-mysql

Remove asterisk-mysql Configurations and Data

To remove asterisk-mysql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge asterisk-mysql

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

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

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

Dependencies

asterisk-mysql have the following dependencies:

• asterisk

References

• asterisk-mysql website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install asterisk-mysql package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.