How To Install libopenr2-3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenr2-3 on Kali Linux.

What is libopenr2-3

libopenr2-3 is:

OpenR2 is a library that implements the MFC/R2 telephony signalling over E1 lines using the DAHDI Telephony interface.

The MFC/R2 protocol is a telephony signalling protocol, widely used in Latin America, China and Africa, similar to the ISDN protocols found in most of Europe and North America

This package contains a shared library implementing the protocol.

You may want to have a look at the Asterisk PBX for a telephony application that uses this library.

There are three methods to install libopenr2-3 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libopenr2-3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenr2-3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenr2-3

Install libopenr2-3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenr2-3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenr2-3

Install libopenr2-3 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenr2-3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenr2-3

How To Uninstall libopenr2-3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libopenr2-3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenr2-3

Uninstall libopenr2-3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenr2-3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenr2-3

Remove libopenr2-3 Configurations and Data

To remove libopenr2-3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenr2-3

Remove libopenr2-3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenr2-3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenr2-3

Dependencies

libopenr2-3 have the following dependencies:

• dahdi
• libc6

References

• libopenr2-3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenr2-3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.