How To Install libflac++10 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libflac++10 on Debian 12.
What is libflac++10
libflac++10 is:
FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. Grossly oversimplified, FLAC is similar to MP3, but lossless. The FLAC project consists of:
- The stream format
- libFLAC, which implements a reference encoder, stream decoder, and file decoder
- flac, which is a command-line wrapper around libFLAC to encode and decode .flac files
- Input plugins for various music players (Winamp, XMMS, and more in the works)
This package contains the runtime library libFLAC++.
There are three methods to install libflac++10 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libflac++10 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libflac++10 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libflac++10
Install libflac++10 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libflac++10 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libflac++10
Install libflac++10 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 libflac++10 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libflac++10
How To Uninstall libflac++10 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libflac++10 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libflac++10
Uninstall libflac++10 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libflac++10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libflac++10
Remove libflac++10 Configurations and Data
To remove libflac++10 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libflac++10
Remove libflac++10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libflac++10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libflac++10
Dependencies
libflac++10 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libflac++10 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
