How To Install libsoundtouch-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoundtouch-dev on Debian 9. libsoundtouch-dev is Development files for the sound stretching library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoundtouch-dev on Debian 9.

What is libsoundtouch-dev

libsoundtouch-dev is:

SoundTouch is a library that can be used to change pitch and time of soundfiles independently.

This package contains the development files used to build programs that use the SoundTouch shared library.

There are three methods to install libsoundtouch-dev 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 libsoundtouch-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 libsoundtouch-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsoundtouch-dev

Install libsoundtouch-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsoundtouch-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsoundtouch-dev

How To Uninstall libsoundtouch-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libsoundtouch-dev

Uninstall libsoundtouch-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoundtouch-dev

Remove libsoundtouch-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsoundtouch-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsoundtouch-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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