How To Install fso-audiod on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install fso-audiod on Debian 9. fso-audiod is freesmartphone.org Audio daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fso-audiod on Debian 9.

What is fso-audiod

fso-audiod is:

fsoaudiod implements the freesmartphone.org Audio API. It takes care of Audio related functions.

The different platforms (e.g. the Goldelico GTA04) supported by fso-audiod have custom lowlevel plugins, which are available in optional packages.

This package is part of the freesmartphone.org software stack and is targeted for smartphones.

There are three methods to install fso-audiod on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fso-audiod Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fso-audiod using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fso-audiod

Install fso-audiod Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fso-audiod using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fso-audiod

Install fso-audiod 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install fso-audiod using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fso-audiod

How To Uninstall fso-audiod on Debian 9

To uninstall only the fso-audiod package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fso-audiod

Uninstall fso-audiod And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fso-audiod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fso-audiod

Remove fso-audiod Configurations and Data

To remove fso-audiod configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fso-audiod

Remove fso-audiod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fso-audiod configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fso-audiod

Dependencies

fso-audiod have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fso-audiod package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.