How To Install libpjmedia-audiodev2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpjmedia-audiodev2 on Ubuntu 18.04. libpjmedia-audiodev2 is PJ Project - Audio devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpjmedia-audiodev2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpjmedia-audiodev2

libpjmedia-audiodev2 is:

PJSIP (a.k.a PJProject) is a multimedia communication library written in C language implementing standard based protocols such as SIP, SDP, RTP, STUN, TURN, and ICE. It combines signaling protocol (SIP) with rich multimedia framework and NAT traversal functionality into high level API that is portable and suitable for almost any type of systems ranging from desktops, embedded systems, to mobile handsets.

This package includes an audio devices handling library.

There are three methods to install libpjmedia-audiodev2 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 libpjmedia-audiodev2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpjmedia-audiodev2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpjmedia-audiodev2

Install libpjmedia-audiodev2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpjmedia-audiodev2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpjmedia-audiodev2

Install libpjmedia-audiodev2 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 libpjmedia-audiodev2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpjmedia-audiodev2

How To Uninstall libpjmedia-audiodev2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpjmedia-audiodev2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpjmedia-audiodev2

Uninstall libpjmedia-audiodev2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpjmedia-audiodev2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpjmedia-audiodev2

Remove libpjmedia-audiodev2 Configurations and Data

To remove libpjmedia-audiodev2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpjmedia-audiodev2

Remove libpjmedia-audiodev2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpjmedia-audiodev2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpjmedia-audiodev2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpjmedia-audiodev2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.