How To Install libasound2-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasound2-dev on Debian 10.
What is libasound2-dev
libasound2-dev is:
This package contains files required for developing software that makes use of libasound2, the ALSA library.
ALSA is the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.
There are three methods to install libasound2-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libasound2-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 libasound2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libasound2-dev
Install libasound2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libasound2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libasound2-dev
Install libasound2-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 libasound2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libasound2-dev
How To Uninstall libasound2-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libasound2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libasound2-dev
Uninstall libasound2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libasound2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasound2-dev
Remove libasound2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libasound2-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libasound2-dev
Remove libasound2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libasound2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasound2-dev
Dependencies
libasound2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasound2-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.