How To Install libsrtp2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrtp2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libsrtp2-dev
libsrtp2-dev is:
SRTP is a security profile for RTP that adds confidentiality, message authentication, and replay protection to that protocol. It is specified in RFC 3711.
LibSRTP provides an implementation of the Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP), the Universal Security Transform (UST), and a supporting cryptographic kernel.
This package contains the development headers and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libsrtp2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsrtp2-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsrtp2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsrtp2-dev
Install libsrtp2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsrtp2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsrtp2-dev
Install libsrtp2-dev 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 libsrtp2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsrtp2-dev
How To Uninstall libsrtp2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libsrtp2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsrtp2-dev
Uninstall libsrtp2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsrtp2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsrtp2-dev
Remove libsrtp2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsrtp2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsrtp2-dev
Remove libsrtp2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsrtp2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsrtp2-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrtp2-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
