How To Install crtmpserver on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install crtmpserver
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is crtmpserver
crtmpserver is:
crtmpserver is a high performance streaming server able to stream (live or recorded) in the following technologies:
- To and from Flash (RTMP,RTMPE, RTMPS, RTMPT, RTMPTE)
- To and from embedded devices: iPhone, Android
- From surveillance cameras
- IP-TV using MPEG-TS and RTSP/RTCP/RTP protocols
Also, crtmpserver can be used as a high performance rendes-vous server. For example, it enables you to do:
- Audio/Video conferencing
- Online gaming
- Online collaboration
- Simple/complex chat applications
There are three methods to install crtmpserver
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install crtmpserver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install crtmpserver
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install crtmpserver
Install crtmpserver Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install crtmpserver
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install crtmpserver
Install crtmpserver 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 crtmpserver
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install crtmpserver
How To Uninstall crtmpserver on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the crtmpserver
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove crtmpserver
Uninstall crtmpserver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall crtmpserver
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove crtmpserver
Remove crtmpserver Configurations and Data
To remove crtmpserver
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge crtmpserver
Remove crtmpserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove crtmpserver
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge crtmpserver
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install crtmpserver
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.