How To Install libgrooveplayer-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrooveplayer-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. libgrooveplayer-dev is audio device playback sink for libgroove (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrooveplayer-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libgrooveplayer-dev

libgrooveplayer-dev is:

This C library provides a GroovePlayer struct which attaches to a GroovePlaylist and sends audio frames to a sound device. It also includes dummy player which can simulate playback without actually having access to a sound device.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libgrooveplayer-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgrooveplayer-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 libgrooveplayer-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgrooveplayer-dev

Install libgrooveplayer-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgrooveplayer-dev

Install libgrooveplayer-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 libgrooveplayer-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgrooveplayer-dev

How To Uninstall libgrooveplayer-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libgrooveplayer-dev

Uninstall libgrooveplayer-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgrooveplayer-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgrooveplayer-dev

Remove libgrooveplayer-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgrooveplayer-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgrooveplayer-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrooveplayer-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.