How To Install libpjmedia2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpjmedia2 on Ubuntu 18.04. libpjmedia2 is PJ Project - VoIP media

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpjmedia2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpjmedia2

libpjmedia2 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 a VoIP media handling library.

There are three methods to install libpjmedia2 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 libpjmedia2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpjmedia2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpjmedia2

Install libpjmedia2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpjmedia2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpjmedia2

Install libpjmedia2 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 libpjmedia2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpjmedia2

How To Uninstall libpjmedia2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpjmedia2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpjmedia2

Uninstall libpjmedia2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpjmedia2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpjmedia2

Remove libpjmedia2 Configurations and Data

To remove libpjmedia2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpjmedia2

Remove libpjmedia2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpjmedia2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpjmedia2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpjmedia2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.