How To Install asterisk-mobile on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install asterisk-mobile on Ubuntu.
What is asterisk-mobile
asterisk-mobile is:
Asterisk is an Open Source PBX and telephony toolkit.
This package provides support for connecting Bluetooth devices to the Asterisk PBX. It allows you to:
- Send and receive PSTN calls and SMS messages over a Bluetooth phone.
- Use a Bluetooth handset as a local phone connected to your PBX.
For more information about the Asterisk PBX, have a look at the Asterisk package.
There are three methods to install asterisk-mobile on Ubuntu. 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-mobile 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-mobile using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install asterisk-mobile
Install asterisk-mobile Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install asterisk-mobile using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install asterisk-mobile
Install asterisk-mobile 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-mobile using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install asterisk-mobile
How To Uninstall asterisk-mobile on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the asterisk-mobile package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove asterisk-mobile
Uninstall asterisk-mobile And Its Dependencies
To uninstall asterisk-mobile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove asterisk-mobile
Remove asterisk-mobile Configurations and Data
To remove asterisk-mobile configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge asterisk-mobile
Remove asterisk-mobile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove asterisk-mobile configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge asterisk-mobile
Dependencies
asterisk-mobile have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install asterisk-mobile package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.