How To Install libfdk-aac1 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdk-aac1 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libfdk-aac1
libfdk-aac1 is:
The FDK AAC Codec Library For Android contains an encoder implementation of the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) audio codec.
This package contains the files needed to run a program compiled using The Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library.
There are three methods to install libfdk-aac1 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 libfdk-aac1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfdk-aac1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfdk-aac1
Install libfdk-aac1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfdk-aac1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfdk-aac1
Install libfdk-aac1 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 libfdk-aac1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfdk-aac1
How To Uninstall libfdk-aac1 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libfdk-aac1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfdk-aac1
Uninstall libfdk-aac1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfdk-aac1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfdk-aac1
Remove libfdk-aac1 Configurations and Data
To remove libfdk-aac1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfdk-aac1
Remove libfdk-aac1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfdk-aac1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfdk-aac1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdk-aac1 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
