How To Install openam on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openam on Debian 9.
What is openam
openam is:
This program does the job of a real answering machine but for H.323 Voice over IP (VoIP) based phones, this is, answers calls and plays previously recorded messages and then records new ones for you to hear afterwards.
There are three methods to install openam on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openam Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openam using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openam
Install openam Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openam using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openam
Install openam 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install openam using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openam
How To Uninstall openam on Debian 9
To uninstall only the openam package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openam
Uninstall openam And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openam
Remove openam Configurations and Data
To remove openam configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openam
Remove openam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openam configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openam
Dependencies
openam have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openam package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.