How To Install gnugk on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnugk on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnugk
gnugk is:
GNU Gatekeeper is an open-source project that implements an H.323 gatekeeper. A gatekeeper provides call control services to the H.323 endpoints. It is an integral part of most useful internet telephony installations that are based on the H.323 standard.
According to Recommendation H.323, a gatekeeper shall provide the following services:
Address Translation Admissions Control Bandwidth Control Zone Management Call Control Signaling Call Authorization Bandwidth Management Call Management
The GNU Gatekeeper implements most of these functions based on the OpenH323 protocol stack.
There are three methods to install gnugk on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnugk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnugk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnugk
Install gnugk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnugk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnugk
Install gnugk 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 gnugk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnugk
How To Uninstall gnugk on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnugk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnugk
Uninstall gnugk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnugk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnugk
Remove gnugk Configurations and Data
To remove gnugk configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnugk
Remove gnugk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnugk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnugk
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnugk package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
