How To Install libsipxtapi-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsipxtapi-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libsipxtapi-doc is SIP stack, RTP media framework and codecs (API documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsipxtapi-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsipxtapi-doc

libsipxtapi-doc is:

sipXtapi is a framework that makes it easy to construct SIP user agents, including softphones and telephony servers.

This package provides developer documentation about the API.

There are three methods to install libsipxtapi-doc 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-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsipxtapi-doc

Install libsipxtapi-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsipxtapi-doc

Install libsipxtapi-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsipxtapi-doc

How To Uninstall libsipxtapi-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsipxtapi-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsipxtapi-doc

Uninstall libsipxtapi-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsipxtapi-doc

Remove libsipxtapi-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsipxtapi-doc

Remove libsipxtapi-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsipxtapi-doc

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Summary

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