How To Install libpjproject-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpjproject-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpjproject-dev
libpjproject-dev 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 the development headers for PJ Project.
There are three methods to install libpjproject-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 libpjproject-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 libpjproject-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpjproject-dev
Install libpjproject-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpjproject-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpjproject-dev
Install libpjproject-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 libpjproject-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpjproject-dev
How To Uninstall libpjproject-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpjproject-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpjproject-dev
Uninstall libpjproject-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpjproject-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpjproject-dev
Remove libpjproject-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpjproject-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpjproject-dev
Remove libpjproject-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpjproject-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpjproject-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpjproject-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
