How To Install lame-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lame-dbg on Debian 9. lame-dbg is MP3 encoding library (debugging symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lame-dbg on Debian 9.

What is lame-dbg

lame-dbg is:

LAME (LAME Ain’t an MP3 Encoder) is a research project for learning about and improving MP3 encoding technology. LAME includes an MP3 encoding library, a simple frontend application, and other tools for sound analysis, as well as convenience tools.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install lame-dbg 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 lame-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lame-dbg

Install lame-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lame-dbg

Install lame-dbg 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 lame-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lame-dbg

How To Uninstall lame-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the lame-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lame-dbg

Uninstall lame-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lame-dbg

Remove lame-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lame-dbg

Remove lame-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lame-dbg

Dependencies

lame-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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