How To Install librecon-1.11 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librecon-1.11 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librecon-1.11
librecon-1.11 is:
reSIProcate is a framework that aims to fully implement the SIP protocol in first class C++. It is intended for use in other applications, such as the repro SIP proxy.
This package provides the conversation manager library, librecon, implementing the core functionality of a back-to-back user agent (B2BUA), session border controller (SBC) and conferencing server.
As reSIProcate has no built-in media framework, this package depends on the media framework from the sipXtapi project. However, it does not utilise any other features of sipXtapi for the session control. Future versions of recon aim to support multiple media frameworks using an abstraction layer.
There are three methods to install librecon-1.11 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 librecon-1.11 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librecon-1.11 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librecon-1.11
Install librecon-1.11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librecon-1.11 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librecon-1.11
Install librecon-1.11 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 librecon-1.11 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librecon-1.11
How To Uninstall librecon-1.11 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librecon-1.11 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librecon-1.11
Uninstall librecon-1.11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librecon-1.11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librecon-1.11
Remove librecon-1.11 Configurations and Data
To remove librecon-1.11 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librecon-1.11
Remove librecon-1.11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librecon-1.11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librecon-1.11
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librecon-1.11 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
