How To Install libsoundio-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libsoundio-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libsoundio-dev is cross platform audio input and output library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoundio-dev on Debian 10.

What is libsoundio-dev

libsoundio-dev is:

libsoundio is a lightweight abstraction over various sound drivers. It provides a well-documented API that operates consistently regardless of the sound driver it connects to. It performs no buffering or processing on your behalf; instead exposing the raw power of the underlying backend.

libsoundio is appropriate for games, music players, digital audio workstations, and various utilities.

libsoundio is serious about robustness. It even handles out of memory conditions correctly.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libsoundio-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsoundio-dev

Install libsoundio-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsoundio-dev

Install libsoundio-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsoundio-dev

How To Uninstall libsoundio-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libsoundio-dev

Uninstall libsoundio-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsoundio-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoundio-dev

Remove libsoundio-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsoundio-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsoundio-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsoundio-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoundio-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.