How To Install jack-capture on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jack-capture on Debian 9.
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 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 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 9
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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.