How To Install libsoundio2 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoundio2 on Ubuntu 22.04. libsoundio2 is cross-platform audio input and output library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoundio2 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libsoundio2

libsoundio2 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 shared library.

There are three methods to install libsoundio2 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 libsoundio2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsoundio2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsoundio2

Install libsoundio2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsoundio2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsoundio2

Install libsoundio2 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 libsoundio2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsoundio2

How To Uninstall libsoundio2 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libsoundio2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsoundio2

Uninstall libsoundio2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsoundio2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoundio2

Remove libsoundio2 Configurations and Data

To remove libsoundio2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsoundio2

Remove libsoundio2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsoundio2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsoundio2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoundio2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.