How To Install rtpproxy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rtpproxy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rtpproxy
rtpproxy is:
A high-performance media relay for RTP streams that can work together with SIP Express Router, OpenSER or Sippy B2BUA. Its main use is to support SIP user agents behind NAT, but it can also act as a generic media relay.
The main purpose of RTPproxy is to make the communication between SIP user agents behind NAT(s) (Network Address Translator) possible. Several cases exists when direct end-to-end communication is not possible and RTP streams have to be relayed through another host. The RTPproxy can be used to setup such a relaying host.
Originally created for handling NAT scenarious it can also act as a generic media relay as well as gateway RTP sessions between IPv4 and IPv6 networks. It can also perform number of additional functions, including call recording, playing pre-encoded announcements, real-time stream copying and RTP payload reframing.
There are three methods to install rtpproxy 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 rtpproxy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rtpproxy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rtpproxy
Install rtpproxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rtpproxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rtpproxy
Install rtpproxy 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 rtpproxy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rtpproxy
How To Uninstall rtpproxy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rtpproxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rtpproxy
Uninstall rtpproxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rtpproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rtpproxy
Remove rtpproxy Configurations and Data
To remove rtpproxy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rtpproxy
Remove rtpproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rtpproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rtpproxy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rtpproxy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
