How To Install lame-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lame-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lame-doc
lame-doc is:
LAME (recursive acronym for “LAME Ain’t an MP3 Encoder”) is a research project for learning about and improving MP3 encoding technology. LAME includes an MP3 encoding library, a simple frontend application, and other tools for sound analysis, as well as convenience tools.
This package contains the documentation.
There are three methods to install lame-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lame-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lame-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lame-doc
Install lame-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lame-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lame-doc
Install lame-doc 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 lame-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lame-doc
How To Uninstall lame-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lame-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lame-doc
Uninstall lame-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lame-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lame-doc
Remove lame-doc Configurations and Data
To remove lame-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lame-doc
Remove lame-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lame-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lame-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lame-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
