How To Install libopal3.10.10 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopal3.10.10 on Ubuntu 18.04. libopal3.10.10 is Open Phone Abstraction Library - successor of OpenH323

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopal3.10.10 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libopal3.10.10

libopal3.10.10 is:

This package contains the shared version of the OPAL library.

The OPAL project aims to create a full featured, interoperable, Open Source implementation of the H.323 and SIP protocols that can be used freely by everybody. These protocols are most used for Voice over IP (VoIP) conferencing.

This package contains the shared version of the OPAL library, together with several audio and video codecs.

There are three methods to install libopal3.10.10 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 libopal3.10.10 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopal3.10.10 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopal3.10.10

Install libopal3.10.10 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopal3.10.10 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopal3.10.10

Install libopal3.10.10 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 libopal3.10.10 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopal3.10.10

How To Uninstall libopal3.10.10 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libopal3.10.10 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopal3.10.10

Uninstall libopal3.10.10 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopal3.10.10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopal3.10.10

Remove libopal3.10.10 Configurations and Data

To remove libopal3.10.10 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopal3.10.10

Remove libopal3.10.10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopal3.10.10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopal3.10.10

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopal3.10.10 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.