How To Install libao-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libao-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libao-dev
libao-dev is:
Libao is a cross-platform audio library that allows programs to output audio using a simple API on a wide variety of platforms. It currently supports:
- Null output (handy for testing without a sound device)
- WAV files
- AU files
- OSS (Open Sound System, used on Linux and FreeBSD)
- ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
- PulseAudio (next generation GNOME sound server)
- and several others.
This package contains the header files and static libraries required for developing applications that use libao.
There are three methods to install libao-dev 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 libao-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 libao-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libao-dev
Install libao-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libao-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libao-dev
Install libao-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libao-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libao-dev
How To Uninstall libao-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libao-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libao-dev
Uninstall libao-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libao-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libao-dev
Remove libao-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libao-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libao-dev
Remove libao-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libao-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libao-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libao-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
