How To Install libsipxtapi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsipxtapi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsipxtapi-dev
libsipxtapi-dev is:
sipXtapi is a framework that makes it easy to construct SIP user agents, including softphones and telephony servers.
This package provides headers and resources for development.
There are three methods to install libsipxtapi-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 libsipxtapi-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 libsipxtapi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsipxtapi-dev
Install libsipxtapi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsipxtapi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsipxtapi-dev
Install libsipxtapi-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 libsipxtapi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsipxtapi-dev
How To Uninstall libsipxtapi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsipxtapi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsipxtapi-dev
Uninstall libsipxtapi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsipxtapi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsipxtapi-dev
Remove libsipxtapi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsipxtapi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsipxtapi-dev
Remove libsipxtapi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsipxtapi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsipxtapi-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsipxtapi-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
