How To Install libaubio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaubio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libaubio-dev is library for audio and music analysis, synthesis, and effects

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaubio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libaubio-dev

libaubio-dev is:

aubio gathers a set of functions for audio signal segmentation and labelling. The library contains a phase vocoder, onset and pitch detection functions, a beat tracking algorithm and other sound processing utilities.

This package contains the development files for libaubio.

There are three methods to install libaubio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libaubio-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libaubio-dev

Install libaubio-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libaubio-dev

Install libaubio-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libaubio-dev

How To Uninstall libaubio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libaubio-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libaubio-dev

Uninstall libaubio-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libaubio-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaubio-dev

Remove libaubio-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libaubio-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libaubio-dev

Remove libaubio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaubio-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaubio-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.