How To Install kannel-sqlbox on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kannel-sqlbox on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kannel-sqlbox
kannel-sqlbox is:
Kannel is a gateway for connecting WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) phones to the Internet. It also works as an SMS/SMPP gateway, for providing SMS based services for GSM phones.
Sqlbox is a special Kannel box that sits between bearerbox and smsbox and uses a database queue to store and forward messages.
Messages are queued on a configurable table (defaults to send_sms) and moved to another table (defaults to sent_sms) afterwards.
You can also manually insert messages into the send_sms table and they will be sent and moved to the sent_sms table as well. This allows for fast and easy injection of large amounts of messages into Kannel.
There are three methods to install kannel-sqlbox 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 kannel-sqlbox Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kannel-sqlbox using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kannel-sqlbox
Install kannel-sqlbox Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kannel-sqlbox using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kannel-sqlbox
Install kannel-sqlbox 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 kannel-sqlbox using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kannel-sqlbox
How To Uninstall kannel-sqlbox on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kannel-sqlbox package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kannel-sqlbox
Uninstall kannel-sqlbox And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kannel-sqlbox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kannel-sqlbox
Remove kannel-sqlbox Configurations and Data
To remove kannel-sqlbox configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kannel-sqlbox
Remove kannel-sqlbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kannel-sqlbox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kannel-sqlbox
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kannel-sqlbox package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
