How To Install sofia-sip-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sofia-sip-bin on Kali Linux. sofia-sip-bin is Sofia-SIP library utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sofia-sip-bin on Kali Linux.

What is sofia-sip-bin

sofia-sip-bin is:

Sofia-SIP is an open-source SIP User-Agent library, compliant with the IETF RFC3261 specification. It can be used as a building block for SIP client software for uses such as VoIP, IM, and many other real-time and person-to-person communication services.

This package provides a set of console tools and helper applications for use in scripts, testing and other uses. All the tools utilize the Sofia-SIP library.

There are three methods to install sofia-sip-bin on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sofia-sip-bin Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sofia-sip-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sofia-sip-bin

Install sofia-sip-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sofia-sip-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sofia-sip-bin

Install sofia-sip-bin Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install sofia-sip-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sofia-sip-bin

How To Uninstall sofia-sip-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the sofia-sip-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sofia-sip-bin

Uninstall sofia-sip-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sofia-sip-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sofia-sip-bin

Remove sofia-sip-bin Configurations and Data

To remove sofia-sip-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sofia-sip-bin

Remove sofia-sip-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sofia-sip-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sofia-sip-bin

Dependencies

sofia-sip-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sofia-sip-bin package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.