How To Install reconserver on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install reconserver on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is reconserver
reconserver is:
reConServer is the SIP conferencing server developed by the reSIProcate community. It provides a lightweight, easy to configure way to run multi-user SIP conferences. It supports audio but not video or text.
There are three methods to install reconserver 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 reconserver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install reconserver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install reconserver
Install reconserver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install reconserver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install reconserver
Install reconserver 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 reconserver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install reconserver
How To Uninstall reconserver on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the reconserver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove reconserver
Uninstall reconserver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall reconserver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove reconserver
Remove reconserver Configurations and Data
To remove reconserver configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge reconserver
Remove reconserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove reconserver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge reconserver
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install reconserver package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
