How To Install asterisk-tests on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install asterisk-tests on Kali Linux. asterisk-tests is internal test modules of the Asterisk PBX

Introduction

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

What is asterisk-tests

asterisk-tests is:

Asterisk is an Open Source PBX and telephony toolkit.

This package provides modules that run various functionality tests. You would normally not install this package unless you test a build of Asterisk.

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

There are three methods to install asterisk-tests 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-tests 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-tests using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install asterisk-tests

Install asterisk-tests Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install asterisk-tests

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

sudo aptitude -y install asterisk-tests

How To Uninstall asterisk-tests on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove asterisk-tests

Uninstall asterisk-tests And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove asterisk-tests

Remove asterisk-tests Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge asterisk-tests

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

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

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

Dependencies

asterisk-tests have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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