Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install baresip-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is baresip-ffmpeg
baresip-ffmpeg is:
A modular SIP user-agent with support for audio and video, and many
IETF standards such as SIP, SDP, RTP/RTCP, STUN, TURN, and ICE.
Supports both IPv4 and IPv6, and the following features.
- Audio codecs: AMR, 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, sndio.
- Video sources: FFmpeg avformat, Video4Linux2, X11 Grabber.
- Video outputs: SDL2, X11, DirectFB.
- NAT Traversal: STUN, TURN, ICE, NATBD, NAT-PMP, PCP.
- Media encryption: SRTP, DTLS-SRTP.
- DNS Service Discovery: Avahi.
- Telemetry messaging: MQTT.
- Control interfaces: JSON-over-TCP.
This package integrates FFmpeg codecs and formats with baresip.
There are three methods to install baresip-ffmpeg 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 baresip-ffmpeg 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-ffmpeg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install baresip-ffmpeg
Install baresip-ffmpeg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install baresip-ffmpeg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install baresip-ffmpeg
Install baresip-ffmpeg 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 baresip-ffmpeg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install baresip-ffmpeg
How To Uninstall baresip-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the baresip-ffmpeg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove baresip-ffmpeg
Uninstall baresip-ffmpeg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall baresip-ffmpeg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove baresip-ffmpeg
Remove baresip-ffmpeg Configurations and Data
To remove baresip-ffmpeg configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge baresip-ffmpeg
Remove baresip-ffmpeg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove baresip-ffmpeg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge baresip-ffmpeg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install baresip-ffmpeg package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
