How to Install and Uninstall asterisk Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 26,2024

1. Install "asterisk" package

This is a short guide on how to install asterisk on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                asterisk
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "asterisk" package

Learn how to uninstall asterisk on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                asterisk
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the asterisk package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: asterisk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu4.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/comm
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian VoIP Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4806
Provides: asterisk-32b00085fac294c16fcde5db8ce7e676
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libedit2 (>= 2.11-20080614), libjansson4 (>= 2.3), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxslt1.1 (>= 1.1.25), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), asterisk-config (= 1:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu4.1) | asterisk-config-custom, asterisk-modules (= 1:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu4.1), adduser, asterisk-core-sounds-en-gsm | asterisk-prompt-en
Recommends: sox, asterisk-voicemail | asterisk-voicemail-storage, asterisk-moh-opsound-gsm
Suggests: asterisk-doc, asterisk-dev, asterisk-ooh323, asterisk-dahdi, asterisk-vpb
Filename: pool/universe/a/asterisk/asterisk_13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu4.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1340710
MD5sum: 06f5d2daa524bbe3f07a089c7d66dd13
SHA1: b2093037ae5edcb187a0ed0f39e5b5c51adba416
SHA256: ba944383d7e0aa8eb5d45a6ec60b8b335e21214516b7e44aac10179721ceb7d9
SHA512: 29d9779ca714c8c1e6c83a37399b63c73e440721666690cb302f4b777005d4153ca782ac662f15a808774d67288966313c63879ca168cb1c818fc146a794aeec
Homepage: http://www.asterisk.org/
Description-en: Open Source Private Branch Exchange (PBX)
Asterisk is an Open Source PBX and telephony toolkit. It is, in a
sense, middleware between Internet and telephony channels on the bottom,
and Internet and telephony applications at the top.
.
Asterisk can be used with Voice over IP (SIP, H.323, IAX and more) standards,
or the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) through supported hardware.
.
Supported hardware:
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* All Wildcard (tm) ISDN PRI cards from Digium (http://www.digium.com)
* HFC-S/HFC-4S-based ISDN BRI cards (Junghanns.NET, beroNet, Digium etc.)
* All TDM (FXO/FXS) cards from Digium
* Various clones of Digium cards such as those by OpenVox
* Xorcom Astribank USB telephony adapter (http://www.xorcom.com)
* Voicetronix OpenPCI, OpenLine and OpenSwitch cards
* CAPI-compatible ISDN cards (using the add-on package chan-capi)
* Full Duplex Sound Card (ALSA or OSS) supported by Linux
* Tormenta T1/E1 card (http://www.zapatatelephony.org)
* QuickNet Internet PhoneJack and LineJack (http://www.quicknet.net)
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This is the main package that includes the Asterisk daemon and most channel
drivers and applications.
Description-md5: 7512e0d229d5002c76464413517c8449

Package: asterisk
Priority: optional
Section: universe/comm
Installed-Size: 4806
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian VoIP Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu4
Provides: asterisk-32b00085fac294c16fcde5db8ce7e676
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libedit2 (>= 2.11-20080614), libjansson4 (>= 2.3), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxslt1.1 (>= 1.1.25), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), asterisk-config (= 1:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu4) | asterisk-config-custom, asterisk-modules (= 1:13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu4), adduser, asterisk-core-sounds-en-gsm | asterisk-prompt-en
Recommends: sox, asterisk-voicemail | asterisk-voicemail-storage, asterisk-moh-opsound-gsm
Suggests: asterisk-doc, asterisk-dev, asterisk-ooh323, asterisk-dahdi, asterisk-vpb
Filename: pool/universe/a/asterisk/asterisk_13.1.0~dfsg-1.1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 1339070
MD5sum: 34a7f2fd55758ba37682f7020546091d
SHA1: 8e675d5e32cc0581268965bfc651ba08cc3b9bfb
SHA256: 24f7c5ad6985876445e870787a38980a34eed561e660b3bf298594159abc4aa1
Description-en: Open Source Private Branch Exchange (PBX)
Asterisk is an Open Source PBX and telephony toolkit. It is, in a
sense, middleware between Internet and telephony channels on the bottom,
and Internet and telephony applications at the top.
.
Asterisk can be used with Voice over IP (SIP, H.323, IAX and more) standards,
or the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) through supported hardware.
.
Supported hardware:
.
* All Wildcard (tm) ISDN PRI cards from Digium (http://www.digium.com)
* HFC-S/HFC-4S-based ISDN BRI cards (Junghanns.NET, beroNet, Digium etc.)
* All TDM (FXO/FXS) cards from Digium
* Various clones of Digium cards such as those by OpenVox
* Xorcom Astribank USB telephony adapter (http://www.xorcom.com)
* Voicetronix OpenPCI, OpenLine and OpenSwitch cards
* CAPI-compatible ISDN cards (using the add-on package chan-capi)
* Full Duplex Sound Card (ALSA or OSS) supported by Linux
* Tormenta T1/E1 card (http://www.zapatatelephony.org)
* QuickNet Internet PhoneJack and LineJack (http://www.quicknet.net)
.
This is the main package that includes the Asterisk daemon and most channel
drivers and applications.
Description-md5: 7512e0d229d5002c76464413517c8449
Homepage: http://www.asterisk.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu