How To Install libcsoundac-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsoundac-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcsoundac-dev
libcsoundac-dev is:
This package contains the development files needed to build programs using the CsoundAC algorithmic composition system.
For more information on Csound and CsoundAC, see the csound and csoundac packages.
There are three methods to install libcsoundac-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 libcsoundac-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 libcsoundac-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcsoundac-dev
Install libcsoundac-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcsoundac-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcsoundac-dev
Install libcsoundac-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 libcsoundac-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcsoundac-dev
How To Uninstall libcsoundac-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcsoundac-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcsoundac-dev
Uninstall libcsoundac-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcsoundac-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcsoundac-dev
Remove libcsoundac-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcsoundac-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcsoundac-dev
Remove libcsoundac-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcsoundac-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcsoundac-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsoundac-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
