Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install baresip-gstreamer on Kali Linux.
What is baresip-gstreamer
baresip-gstreamer is:
A modular SIP user-agent
with support for audio and video, and many IETF standards
such as SIP, SDP, RTP/RTCP, STUN, TURN, ICE, and WebRTC.
Supports both IPv4 and IPv6, and the following features.
- Audio codecs: AMR, aptX, EBU ACIP, 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, PulseAudio, sndio. - Video sources: FFmpeg avformat, Video4Linux2, X11 Grabber.
- Video outputs: SDL2, X11, DirectFB.
- NAT Traversal: STUN, TURN, ICE, NAT-PMP.
- Media encryption: SRTP, DTLS-SRTP.
- Telemetry messaging: MQTT.
- Control interfaces: JSON-over-TCP.
This package integrates GStreamer pipelines with baresip.
There are three methods to install baresip-gstreamer on Kali Linux. 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-gstreamer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install baresip-gstreamer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install baresip-gstreamerInstall baresip-gstreamer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install baresip-gstreamer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install baresip-gstreamerInstall baresip-gstreamer Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install baresip-gstreamer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install baresip-gstreamer
How To Uninstall baresip-gstreamer on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the baresip-gstreamer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove baresip-gstreamer
Uninstall baresip-gstreamer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall baresip-gstreamer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove baresip-gstreamer
Remove baresip-gstreamer Configurations and Data
To remove baresip-gstreamer configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge baresip-gstreamer
Remove baresip-gstreamer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove baresip-gstreamer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge baresip-gstreamer
Dependencies
baresip-gstreamer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install baresip-gstreamer package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
