How To Install libsox-dev on Debian 9

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

Introduction

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

What is libsox-dev

libsox-dev is:

SoX is the swiss army knife of sound processing.

This package contains the development files for the SoX library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsox-dev

Install libsox-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsox-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsox-dev

How To Uninstall libsox-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libsox-dev

Uninstall libsox-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsox-dev

Remove libsox-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsox-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsox-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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