How to Install and Uninstall asterisk Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "asterisk" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install asterisk on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                asterisk
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "asterisk" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall asterisk on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                asterisk
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the asterisk package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: asterisk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:16.2.1~dfsg-2ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/comm
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian VoIP Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7252
Provides: asterisk-1fb7f5c06d7a2052e38d021b3d8ca151
Depends: adduser, asterisk-config (= 1:16.2.1~dfsg-2ubuntu1) | asterisk-config-custom, asterisk-core-sounds-en, asterisk-modules (= 1:16.2.1~dfsg-2ubuntu1), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), libc6 (>= 2.27), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libedit2 (>= 2.11-20080614-0), libjansson4 (>= 2.11), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libsystemd0, liburiparser1 (>= 0.6.0), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxslt1.1 (>= 1.1.25)
Recommends: asterisk-moh-opsound-gsm, asterisk-voicemail | asterisk-voicemail-storage, sox
Suggests: asterisk-dahdi, asterisk-dev, asterisk-doc, asterisk-ooh323, asterisk-opus, asterisk-vpb
Filename: pool/universe/a/asterisk/asterisk_16.2.1~dfsg-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 2141196
MD5sum: 546107bacafb22ec5d61c3bd532d673f
SHA1: 0585d6fb9aadbe1622429b66d4a962578cf96105
SHA256: 76e0a482eba0eef9832626b05daee8969edfba8fecf4e93561e0202acca17523
Homepage: http://www.asterisk.org/
Description: Open Source Private Branch Exchange (PBX)
Description-md5: 7512e0d229d5002c76464413517c8449