How To Install libout123-0 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libout123-0 on Debian 9. libout123-0 is MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio decoder (libout123 shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libout123-0 on Debian 9.

What is libout123-0

libout123-0 is:

mpg123 is a real time MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 audio player/decoder for layers 1, 2 and 3 (MPEG 1.0 layer 3 also known as MP3).

This package contains the shared out123 library.

There are three methods to install libout123-0 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libout123-0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libout123-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libout123-0

Install libout123-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libout123-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libout123-0

Install libout123-0 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 libout123-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libout123-0

How To Uninstall libout123-0 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libout123-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libout123-0

Uninstall libout123-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libout123-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libout123-0

Remove libout123-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libout123-0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libout123-0

Remove libout123-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libout123-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libout123-0

Dependencies

libout123-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libout123-0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.