How To Install kamailio on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kamailio on Debian 9.
What is kamailio
kamailio is:
Kamailio is a very fast and flexible SIP (RFC3261) proxy server. Written entirely in C, Kamailio can handle thousands calls per second even on low-budget hardware.
C Shell-like scripting language provides full control over the server’s behaviour. Its modular architecture allows only required functionality to be loaded.
This package contains the main Kamailio binary along with the principal modules and support binaries.
There are three methods to install kamailio 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 kamailio Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kamailio using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kamailio
Install kamailio Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kamailio using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kamailio
Install kamailio 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 kamailio using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kamailio
How To Uninstall kamailio on Debian 9
To uninstall only the kamailio package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kamailio
Uninstall kamailio And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kamailio and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kamailio
Remove kamailio Configurations and Data
To remove kamailio configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kamailio
Remove kamailio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kamailio configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kamailio
Dependencies
kamailio have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kamailio package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.