How To Install simpleopal on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install simpleopal on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is simpleopal
simpleopal is:
This package contains a small H323 and SIP client given as an example. You can find its code on the doc package.
The OPAL project aims to create a full featured, interoperable, Open Source implementation of the H.323 and SIP protocols that can be used freely by everybody. These protocols are most used for Voice over IP (VoIP) conferencing.
There are three methods to install simpleopal 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 simpleopal Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install simpleopal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install simpleopal
Install simpleopal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install simpleopal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install simpleopal
Install simpleopal 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 simpleopal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install simpleopal
How To Uninstall simpleopal on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the simpleopal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove simpleopal
Uninstall simpleopal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall simpleopal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove simpleopal
Remove simpleopal Configurations and Data
To remove simpleopal configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge simpleopal
Remove simpleopal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove simpleopal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simpleopal
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install simpleopal package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
