How To Install janus on Debian 12

Learn how to install janus on Debian 12 with this tutorial. janus is general purpose WebRTC server/gateway

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install janus on Debian 12.

What is janus

janus is:

janus is a general purpose WebRTC server/gateway with a minimal footprint.

As such, it doesn’t provide any functionality per se other than implementing the means to set up a WebRTC media communication with a browser or application, exchanging JSON messages with it over different transports, and relaying RTP/RTCP and messages between clients and the server-side application logic they’re attached to. Any specific feature/application is provided by server side plugins, that browsers can then contact via the server to take advantage of the functionality they provide.

Example of such plugins can be implementations of applications like echo tests, conference bridges, media recorders, SIP gateways and the like.

There are three methods to install janus on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install janus Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install janus

Install janus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install janus using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install janus

Install janus 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 janus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install janus

How To Uninstall janus on Debian 12

To uninstall only the janus package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove janus

Uninstall janus And Its Dependencies

To uninstall janus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove janus

Remove janus Configurations and Data

To remove janus configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge janus

Remove janus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge janus

Dependencies

janus have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install janus package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.