How To Install codec2 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install codec2 on Ubuntu 20.04. codec2 is command line tools for handling Codec2 data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install codec2 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is codec2

codec2 is:

Codec2 is an audio codec especially designed for compressing voice at very low bit-rates for applications such as digital voice radio.

This package contains the encoder and decoder command-line applications.

There are three methods to install codec2 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 codec2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install codec2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install codec2

Install codec2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install codec2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install codec2

Install codec2 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 codec2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install codec2

How To Uninstall codec2 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the codec2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove codec2

Uninstall codec2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall codec2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove codec2

Remove codec2 Configurations and Data

To remove codec2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge codec2

Remove codec2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove codec2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge codec2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install codec2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.