How To Install libaudio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaudio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libaudio-dev
libaudio-dev is:
The Network Audio System (NAS) was developed by NCD for playing, recording, and manipulating audio data over a network. Like the X Window System, it uses the client/server model to separate applications from the specific drivers that control audio input and output devices.
This package contains the header files and static library (libaudio.a), needed for development of programs using NAS.
There are three methods to install libaudio-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 libaudio-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 libaudio-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libaudio-dev
Install libaudio-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libaudio-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libaudio-dev
Install libaudio-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 libaudio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libaudio-dev
How To Uninstall libaudio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libaudio-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libaudio-dev
Uninstall libaudio-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libaudio-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaudio-dev
Remove libaudio-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libaudio-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libaudio-dev
Remove libaudio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libaudio-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaudio-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaudio-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
