How To Install libalut-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libalut-dev on Debian 9.
What is libalut-dev
libalut-dev is:
freealut is a free implementation of OpenAL’s ALUT standard. ALUT is a set of portable functions which remove the annoying details of getting an audio application started. It is the OpenAL counterpart of what GLUT is for OpenGL.
This package contains libraries and headers suitable for software development with ALUT.
There are three methods to install libalut-dev 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 libalut-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libalut-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libalut-dev
Install libalut-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libalut-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libalut-dev
Install libalut-dev 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 libalut-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libalut-dev
How To Uninstall libalut-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libalut-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libalut-dev
Uninstall libalut-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libalut-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libalut-dev
Remove libalut-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libalut-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libalut-dev
Remove libalut-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libalut-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libalut-dev
Dependencies
libalut-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libalut-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.