How To Install sofia-sip-bin on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sofia-sip-bin on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is sofia-sip-bin
sofia-sip-bin is:
Sofia-SIP is an open-source SIP User-Agent library, compliant with the IETF RFC3261 specification. It can be used as a building block for SIP client software for uses such as VoIP, IM, and many other real-time and person-to-person communication services.
This package provides a set of console tools and helper applications for use in scripts, testing and other uses. All the tools utilize the Sofia-SIP library.
There are three methods to install sofia-sip-bin 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 sofia-sip-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sofia-sip-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sofia-sip-bin
Install sofia-sip-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sofia-sip-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sofia-sip-bin
Install sofia-sip-bin 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 sofia-sip-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sofia-sip-bin
How To Uninstall sofia-sip-bin on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the sofia-sip-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sofia-sip-bin
Uninstall sofia-sip-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sofia-sip-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sofia-sip-bin
Remove sofia-sip-bin Configurations and Data
To remove sofia-sip-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sofia-sip-bin
Remove sofia-sip-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sofia-sip-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sofia-sip-bin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sofia-sip-bin package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
