How To Install libh323plus-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libh323plus-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libh323plus-dev is H.323 aka VoIP library development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libh323plus-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libh323plus-dev

libh323plus-dev is:

This package contains the headers and a static version of the H.323 Plus library.

The OpenH323 project aims to create a full featured, interoperable, Open Source implementation of the ITU H.323 teleconferencing protocol that can be used freely by everybody. This protocol is most used for Voice over IP (VoIP) conferencing.

There are three methods to install libh323plus-dev 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 libh323plus-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libh323plus-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libh323plus-dev

Install libh323plus-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libh323plus-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libh323plus-dev

Install libh323plus-dev 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 libh323plus-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libh323plus-dev

How To Uninstall libh323plus-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libh323plus-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libh323plus-dev

Uninstall libh323plus-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libh323plus-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libh323plus-dev

Remove libh323plus-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libh323plus-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libh323plus-dev

Remove libh323plus-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libh323plus-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libh323plus-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libh323plus-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.