How To Install linphone-nogtk on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install linphone-nogtk on Kali Linux. linphone-nogtk is SIP softphone - console-only client (transitional package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linphone-nogtk on Kali Linux.

What is linphone-nogtk

linphone-nogtk is:

Linphone is an audio and video internet phone using the SIP protocol. It has a GTK+ and console interface, includes a large variety of audio and video codecs, and provides IM features.

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install linphone-nogtk 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 linphone-nogtk Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install linphone-nogtk using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install linphone-nogtk

Install linphone-nogtk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install linphone-nogtk

Install linphone-nogtk 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 linphone-nogtk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linphone-nogtk

How To Uninstall linphone-nogtk on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the linphone-nogtk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linphone-nogtk

Uninstall linphone-nogtk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall linphone-nogtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove linphone-nogtk

Remove linphone-nogtk Configurations and Data

To remove linphone-nogtk configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linphone-nogtk

Remove linphone-nogtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linphone-nogtk

Dependencies

linphone-nogtk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install linphone-nogtk package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.