How To Install jack-capture on Debian 12

Learn how to install jack-capture on Debian 12 with this tutorial. jack-capture is program for recording soundfiles with jack

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jack-capture on Debian 12.

What is jack-capture

jack-capture is:

With this program you can record any sound which is played via jack.

jack_capture allow you record to all formats supported by sndfile. (wav, aiff, ogg, flac, wavex, au, etc.)

There are three methods to install jack-capture on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install jack-capture Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jack-capture

Install jack-capture Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jack-capture

Install jack-capture 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 jack-capture using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jack-capture

How To Uninstall jack-capture on Debian 12

To uninstall only the jack-capture package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jack-capture

Uninstall jack-capture And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jack-capture and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jack-capture

Remove jack-capture Configurations and Data

To remove jack-capture configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jack-capture

Remove jack-capture configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jack-capture

Dependencies

jack-capture have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jack-capture package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.