How To Install codecgraph on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install codecgraph on Debian 9.
What is codecgraph
codecgraph is:
Codecgraph is a tool to generate a graph based on the ALSA description of a High Definition Audio codec. The generated graph depicts the HDA codec layout and node connections, helping driver troubleshooting and maintenance. Codecgraph’s parser reads the codec description from /proc/asound/card*/codec#0 and parsed data is sent to Graphviz for actual graph generation.
There are three methods to install codecgraph 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 codecgraph Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install codecgraph using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install codecgraph
Install codecgraph Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install codecgraph using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install codecgraph
Install codecgraph 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 codecgraph using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install codecgraph
How To Uninstall codecgraph on Debian 9
To uninstall only the codecgraph package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove codecgraph
Uninstall codecgraph And Its Dependencies
To uninstall codecgraph and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove codecgraph
Remove codecgraph Configurations and Data
To remove codecgraph configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge codecgraph
Remove codecgraph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove codecgraph configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge codecgraph
Dependencies
codecgraph have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install codecgraph package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.