How To Install asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage on Ubuntu 18.04. asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage is IMAP voicemail storage support for the Asterisk PBX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage

asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage is:

Asterisk is an Open Source PBX and telephony toolkit.

This package includes an IMAP-based voicemail storage: storing the voicemail in a remote IMAP mail boxes. While more complex to set up, it may be useful in some settings.

For more information about the Asterisk PBX, have a look at the Asterisk package.

There are three methods to install asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage 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 asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage

Install asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage

Install asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage 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 asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage

How To Uninstall asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage

Uninstall asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage And Its Dependencies

To uninstall asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage

Remove asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage Configurations and Data

To remove asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage

Remove asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage

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Summary

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