How To Install iaxmodem on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iaxmodem on Debian 9.
What is iaxmodem
iaxmodem is:
IAXmodem is a software modem written in C that uses an IAX channel (commonly provided by an Asterisk PBX system) instead of a traditional phone line and uses a DSP library instead of DSP hardware chipsets.
IAXmodem was originally conceived to function as a fax modem usable with HylaFAX, and it does that well. However IAXmodem also has been known to function with mgetty+sendfax and efax.
There are three methods to install iaxmodem on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install iaxmodem Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install iaxmodem using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iaxmodem
Install iaxmodem Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install iaxmodem using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iaxmodem
Install iaxmodem 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install iaxmodem using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iaxmodem
How To Uninstall iaxmodem on Debian 9
To uninstall only the iaxmodem package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iaxmodem
Uninstall iaxmodem And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iaxmodem and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iaxmodem
Remove iaxmodem Configurations and Data
To remove iaxmodem configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iaxmodem
Remove iaxmodem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iaxmodem configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iaxmodem
Dependencies
iaxmodem have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iaxmodem package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.