How to install asterisk-config On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove asterisk-config Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install asterisk-config On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package asterisk-config from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of asterisk-config:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: asterisk-config

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install asterisk-config

Package Details

Package:asterisk-config
Version:1:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu4
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.asterisk.org/
Description:Configuration files for Asterisk
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/comm

How to install asterisk-config on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install asterisk-config On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove asterisk-config Package

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If asterisk-config is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L asterisk-config' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L asterisk-config
dpkg-query: package 'asterisk-config' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing asterisk-config:

After system update use the following command to install asterisk-config:

sudo apt-get install asterisk-config

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove asterisk-config from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the asterisk-config from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the asterisk-config following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  asterisk-config

Following command is used to remove the asterisk-config package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove asterisk-config

This will remove asterisk-config and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing asterisk-config with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge asterisk-config

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove asterisk-config

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with asterisk-config package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.