How To Install libcubeb-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcubeb-dev on Debian 12.
What is libcubeb-dev
libcubeb-dev is:
cubeb is a cross platform audio library most notable for its use as the audio backend within Gecko, Mozilla’s browser engine. It supports multiple audio backends and allows enumeration of audio devices and opening audio streams with control over latency, sample rate and more.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libcubeb-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcubeb-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 libcubeb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcubeb-dev
Install libcubeb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcubeb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcubeb-dev
Install libcubeb-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 libcubeb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcubeb-dev
How To Uninstall libcubeb-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcubeb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcubeb-dev
Uninstall libcubeb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcubeb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcubeb-dev
Remove libcubeb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcubeb-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcubeb-dev
Remove libcubeb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcubeb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcubeb-dev
Dependencies
libcubeb-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcubeb-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.