How To Install glasscoder on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install glasscoder on Debian 11.
What is glasscoder
glasscoder is:
GlassCoder is a minimalist audio encoder for IceCase and Soutcase streaming servers as well as HTTP Live Streaming (HLS). It supports the following audio sources:
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) File Streaming (FILE) JACK Audio Connection Kit (JACK)
The base GlassCoder streamer component utilizes no configuration files or GUI interface whatsoever; with the ‘user interface’ consisting entirely of the command-line invocation. As such, it is well suited for use cases where the encoder is completely driven by an external system or script.
The following audio codecs are supported:
MPEG-1/1.5 Layer 3 (‘MP3’) Ogg Opus Ogg Vorbis PCM16
Also included is GlassGui, a graphical point-and-click interface that can be used to drive GlassCoder or generate command-line invocations that can be copy/pasted to other systems
There are three methods to install glasscoder on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install glasscoder Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install glasscoder using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install glasscoder
Install glasscoder Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install glasscoder using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install glasscoder
Install glasscoder 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 glasscoder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install glasscoder
How To Uninstall glasscoder on Debian 11
To uninstall only the glasscoder package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove glasscoder
Uninstall glasscoder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall glasscoder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove glasscoder
Remove glasscoder Configurations and Data
To remove glasscoder configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge glasscoder
Remove glasscoder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove glasscoder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge glasscoder
Dependencies
glasscoder have the following dependencies:
- libasound2
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libjack-jackd2-0
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5network5
- libsamplerate0
- libsndfile1
- libssl1.1
- libstdc++6
- libtag1v5
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install glasscoder package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
