How To Install sndfile-programs on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sndfile-programs on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is sndfile-programs
sndfile-programs is:
This package contains simple programs which use libsndfile for operating on sound files.
Programs include:
- sndfile-cmp : compare the audio data of two files
- sndfile-concat : concatenate two or more files
- sndfile-convert : convert between sound file formats
- sndfile-info : print information about files
- sndfile-metadata-get/set : get and set file metadata
- sndfile-play : play a sound file
There are three methods to install sndfile-programs 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 sndfile-programs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sndfile-programs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sndfile-programs
Install sndfile-programs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sndfile-programs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sndfile-programs
Install sndfile-programs 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 sndfile-programs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sndfile-programs
How To Uninstall sndfile-programs on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the sndfile-programs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sndfile-programs
Uninstall sndfile-programs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sndfile-programs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sndfile-programs
Remove sndfile-programs Configurations and Data
To remove sndfile-programs configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sndfile-programs
Remove sndfile-programs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sndfile-programs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sndfile-programs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sndfile-programs package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
