How To Install baresip-x11 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install baresip-x11 on Kali Linux. baresip-x11 is portable and modular SIP user-agent - X11 features

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install baresip-x11 on Kali Linux.

What is baresip-x11

baresip-x11 is:

A modular SIP user-agent with support for audio and video, and many IETF standards such as SIP, SDP, RTP/RTCP, STUN, TURN, ICE, and WebRTC.

Supports both IPv4 and IPv6, and the following features.

  • Audio codecs: AMR, aptX, EBU ACIP, G.711, G.722, G.726, GSM, L16, MPA, OPUS.
  • Video codecs: H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4, VP8, VP9.
  • Audio drivers: Alsa, GStreamer, JACK, OSS, Portaudio, PulseAudio, sndio.
  • Video sources: FFmpeg avformat, Video4Linux2, X11 Grabber.
  • Video outputs: SDL2, X11, DirectFB.
  • NAT Traversal: STUN, TURN, ICE, NAT-PMP.
  • Media encryption: SRTP, DTLS-SRTP.
  • Telemetry messaging: MQTT.
  • Control interfaces: JSON-over-TCP.

This package provides various X11-related features for baresip.

There are three methods to install baresip-x11 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 baresip-x11 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install baresip-x11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install baresip-x11

Install baresip-x11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install baresip-x11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install baresip-x11

Install baresip-x11 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 baresip-x11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install baresip-x11

How To Uninstall baresip-x11 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the baresip-x11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove baresip-x11

Uninstall baresip-x11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall baresip-x11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove baresip-x11

Remove baresip-x11 Configurations and Data

To remove baresip-x11 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge baresip-x11

Remove baresip-x11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove baresip-x11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge baresip-x11

Dependencies

baresip-x11 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install baresip-x11 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.