How To Install opensips-perl-modules on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opensips-perl-modules on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is opensips-perl-modules
opensips-perl-modules is:
OpenSIPS is a very fast and flexible SIP (RFC3261) server. Written entirely in C, OpenSIPS can handle thousands calls per second even on low-budget hardware.
This package provides an interface for OpenSIPS to write Perl extensions and the db_perlvdb database driver for OpenSIPS.
There are three methods to install opensips-perl-modules 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 opensips-perl-modules Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install opensips-perl-modules using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opensips-perl-modules
Install opensips-perl-modules Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opensips-perl-modules using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opensips-perl-modules
Install opensips-perl-modules 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 opensips-perl-modules using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opensips-perl-modules
How To Uninstall opensips-perl-modules on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the opensips-perl-modules package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opensips-perl-modules
Uninstall opensips-perl-modules And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opensips-perl-modules and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opensips-perl-modules
Remove opensips-perl-modules Configurations and Data
To remove opensips-perl-modules configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opensips-perl-modules
Remove opensips-perl-modules configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opensips-perl-modules configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opensips-perl-modules
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opensips-perl-modules package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
