How To Install libdts-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdts-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libdts-dev
libdts-dev is:
libdca provides a low-level interface to decode audio frames encoded using DTS Coherent Acoustics. DTS Coherent Acoustics streams are commonly found on DVDs, DTS audio CDs and some radio broadcastings. libdca also provides downmixing and dynamic range compression for various output configurations.
This package contains compatibility headers used to build applications that still use libdts.
There are three methods to install libdts-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdts-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 libdts-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdts-dev
Install libdts-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdts-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdts-dev
Install libdts-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 libdts-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdts-dev
How To Uninstall libdts-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libdts-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdts-dev
Uninstall libdts-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdts-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdts-dev
Remove libdts-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdts-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdts-dev
Remove libdts-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdts-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdts-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdts-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
