How To Install libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev on Kali Linux. libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev is Sofia-SIP library glib/gobject interface development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev

libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev is:

Sofia-SIP is an open-source SIP User-Agent library, compliant with the IETF RFC3261 specification. It can be used as a building block for SIP client software for uses such as VoIP, IM, and many other real-time and person-to-person communication services.

This package provides the headers and libraries needed to build applications against the glib/object interfaces of Sofia-SIP library.

There are three methods to install libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsofia-sip-ua-glib-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 libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev

Install libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev

Install libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev

How To Uninstall libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev

Uninstall libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev

Remove libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev

Remove libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev

Dependencies

libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.