How To Install catcodec on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install catcodec on Ubuntu 20.04. catcodec is tool to decode/encode the sample catalogue for OpenTTD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install catcodec on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is catcodec

catcodec is:

catcodec decodes and encodes sample catalogues for OpenTTD. These sample catalogues are not much more than some meta-data (description and file name) and raw PCM data.

There are three methods to install catcodec on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install catcodec Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install catcodec

Install catcodec Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install catcodec using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install catcodec

Install catcodec 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 catcodec using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install catcodec

How To Uninstall catcodec on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the catcodec package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove catcodec

Uninstall catcodec And Its Dependencies

To uninstall catcodec and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove catcodec

Remove catcodec Configurations and Data

To remove catcodec configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge catcodec

Remove catcodec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge catcodec

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install catcodec package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.