How To Install node-rtcninja on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-rtcninja on Ubuntu 18.04. node-rtcninja is JavaScript parser/writer for Session Description Protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-rtcninja on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is node-rtcninja

node-rtcninja is:

A simple utility for parsing and writing strings using the Session Description Protocol (SDP), commonly used for VoIP and WebRTC.

There are three methods to install node-rtcninja 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 node-rtcninja Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-rtcninja

Install node-rtcninja Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-rtcninja

Install node-rtcninja 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 node-rtcninja using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-rtcninja

How To Uninstall node-rtcninja on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the node-rtcninja package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-rtcninja

Uninstall node-rtcninja And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-rtcninja

Remove node-rtcninja Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-rtcninja

Remove node-rtcninja configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-rtcninja

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Summary

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