How To Install baresip-ffmpeg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install baresip-ffmpeg on Kali Linux. baresip-ffmpeg is portable and modular SIP user-agent - FFmpeg codecs and formats

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install baresip-ffmpeg on Kali Linux.

What is baresip-ffmpeg

baresip-ffmpeg is:

A modular SIP user-agent with support for audio and video, and many IETF standards such as SIP, SDP, RTP/RTCP, STUN, TURN, ICE, and WebRTC.

Supports both IPv4 and IPv6, and the following features.

  • Audio codecs: AMR, aptX, EBU ACIP, G.711, G.722, G.726, GSM, L16, MPA, OPUS.
  • Video codecs: H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4, VP8, VP9.
  • Audio drivers: Alsa, GStreamer, JACK, OSS, Portaudio, PulseAudio, sndio.
  • Video sources: FFmpeg avformat, Video4Linux2, X11 Grabber.
  • Video outputs: SDL2, X11, DirectFB.
  • NAT Traversal: STUN, TURN, ICE, NAT-PMP.
  • Media encryption: SRTP, DTLS-SRTP.
  • Telemetry messaging: MQTT.
  • Control interfaces: JSON-over-TCP.

This package integrates FFmpeg codecs and formats with baresip.

There are three methods to install baresip-ffmpeg 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 baresip-ffmpeg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install baresip-ffmpeg

Install baresip-ffmpeg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install baresip-ffmpeg

Install baresip-ffmpeg 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 baresip-ffmpeg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install baresip-ffmpeg

How To Uninstall baresip-ffmpeg on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the baresip-ffmpeg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove baresip-ffmpeg

Uninstall baresip-ffmpeg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove baresip-ffmpeg

Remove baresip-ffmpeg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge baresip-ffmpeg

Remove baresip-ffmpeg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge baresip-ffmpeg

Dependencies

baresip-ffmpeg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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