How To Install vpb-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vpb-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vpb-utils
vpb-utils is:
This package provides the userspace support utilities for Voicetronix telephony hardware.
There are three methods to install vpb-utils 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-utils 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-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vpb-utils
Install vpb-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vpb-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vpb-utils
Install vpb-utils 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-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vpb-utils
How To Uninstall vpb-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vpb-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vpb-utils
Uninstall vpb-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vpb-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vpb-utils
Remove vpb-utils Configurations and Data
To remove vpb-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vpb-utils
Remove vpb-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vpb-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vpb-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vpb-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.