How To Install libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 on Ubuntu 18.04. libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 is Sofia-SIP library glib/gobject interfaces runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsofia-sip-ua-glib3

libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 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 glib/object interfaces to the Sofia-SIP library.

There are three methods to install libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 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 libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 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-glib3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsofia-sip-ua-glib3

Install libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsofia-sip-ua-glib3

Install libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 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 libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsofia-sip-ua-glib3

How To Uninstall libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsofia-sip-ua-glib3

Uninstall libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsofia-sip-ua-glib3

Remove libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 Configurations and Data

To remove libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsofia-sip-ua-glib3

Remove libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsofia-sip-ua-glib3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.