How To Install fdkaac on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fdkaac on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is fdkaac
fdkaac is:
fdkaac is a command-line AAC encoder based on libfdk-aac.
It reads linear PCM audio in either WAV, raw PCM, or CAF format and encodes it into M4A / AAC files.
There are three methods to install fdkaac 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 fdkaac Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fdkaac using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fdkaac
Install fdkaac Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fdkaac using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fdkaac
Install fdkaac 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 fdkaac using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fdkaac
How To Uninstall fdkaac on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the fdkaac package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fdkaac
Uninstall fdkaac And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fdkaac and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fdkaac
Remove fdkaac Configurations and Data
To remove fdkaac configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fdkaac
Remove fdkaac configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fdkaac configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fdkaac
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fdkaac package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.