How To Install libcsound64-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsound64-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libcsound64-dev is development files for Csound

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsound64-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcsound64-dev

libcsound64-dev is:

This package contains the development files needed to build programs linking to the Csound library.

For more information on Csound, see the csound package.

There are three methods to install libcsound64-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 libcsound64-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 libcsound64-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcsound64-dev

Install libcsound64-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcsound64-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcsound64-dev

Install libcsound64-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 libcsound64-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcsound64-dev

How To Uninstall libcsound64-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcsound64-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcsound64-dev

Uninstall libcsound64-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcsound64-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcsound64-dev

Remove libcsound64-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcsound64-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcsound64-dev

Remove libcsound64-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcsound64-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcsound64-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsound64-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.