How To Install vpb-driver-source on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install vpb-driver-source on Ubuntu 18.04. vpb-driver-source is Voicetronix telephony hardware driver source

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vpb-driver-source on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is vpb-driver-source

vpb-driver-source is:

This package provides the source code for the Voicetronix kernel modules. Kernel source or headers are required to compile these modules.

To build a binary module package to suit your running kernel, do: m-a a-i vpb-driver

There are three methods to install vpb-driver-source 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 vpb-driver-source Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install vpb-driver-source using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vpb-driver-source

Install vpb-driver-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vpb-driver-source using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vpb-driver-source

Install vpb-driver-source 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 vpb-driver-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vpb-driver-source

How To Uninstall vpb-driver-source on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the vpb-driver-source package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vpb-driver-source

Uninstall vpb-driver-source And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vpb-driver-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vpb-driver-source

Remove vpb-driver-source Configurations and Data

To remove vpb-driver-source configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vpb-driver-source

Remove vpb-driver-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vpb-driver-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vpb-driver-source

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vpb-driver-source package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.