How To Install opensips on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opensips on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is opensips
opensips 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.
C Shell-like scripting language provides full control over the server’s behaviour. Its modular architecture allows only required functionality to be loaded.
Among others, the following modules are available: Digest Authentication, CPL scripts, Instant Messaging, MySQL support, Presence Agent, Radius Authentication, Record Routing, SMS Gateway, Jabber/XMPP Gateway, Transaction Module, Registrar and User Location, Load Balaning/Dispatching/LCR, XMLRPC Interface.
This package contains the main OpenSIPS binary along with the principal modules and support binaries including opensipsmc configuration tool.
There are three methods to install opensips 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opensips
Install opensips Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opensips using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opensips
Install opensips 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opensips
How To Uninstall opensips on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the opensips package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opensips
Uninstall opensips And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opensips and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opensips
Remove opensips Configurations and Data
To remove opensips configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opensips
Remove opensips configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opensips configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opensips
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opensips package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.