How To Install openmpt123 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openmpt123 on Debian 9.
What is openmpt123
openmpt123 is:
libopenmpt is a cross-platform C++ and C library to decode tracked music files (modules) into a raw PCM audio stream. It is based on the player code of the OpenMPT project, a descendant of the original ModPlug Tracker.
This package contains the openmpt123 command-line module player.
There are three methods to install openmpt123 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 openmpt123 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openmpt123 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openmpt123
Install openmpt123 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openmpt123 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openmpt123
Install openmpt123 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 openmpt123 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openmpt123
How To Uninstall openmpt123 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the openmpt123 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openmpt123
Uninstall openmpt123 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openmpt123 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openmpt123
Remove openmpt123 Configurations and Data
To remove openmpt123 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openmpt123
Remove openmpt123 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openmpt123 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openmpt123
Dependencies
openmpt123 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openmpt123 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
