How To Install libsbc1 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsbc1 on Ubuntu 20.04. libsbc1 is Sub Band CODEC library - runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsbc1 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libsbc1

libsbc1 is:

This provides the library and tool which operate SBC (sub band codec) in A2DP (the Advanced Audio Distribution Profile).

This package contains the sbc runtime library. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

There are three methods to install libsbc1 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 libsbc1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsbc1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsbc1

Install libsbc1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsbc1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsbc1

Install libsbc1 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 libsbc1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsbc1

How To Uninstall libsbc1 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libsbc1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsbc1

Uninstall libsbc1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsbc1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsbc1

Remove libsbc1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsbc1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsbc1

Remove libsbc1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsbc1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsbc1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsbc1 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.