How To Install libecasoundc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecasoundc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libecasoundc-dev
libecasoundc-dev is:
Ecasound is a software package designed for multitrack audio processing. It can be used for simple tasks like audio playback, recording and format conversions, as well as for multitrack effect processing, mixing, recording and signal recycling.
Ecasound supports a wide range of audio inputs, outputs and effect algorithms. Effects and audio objects can be combined in various ways, and their parameters can be controlled by operator objects like oscillators and MIDI-CCs.
This package provides ecasound’s C library development files.
There are three methods to install libecasoundc-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 libecasoundc-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 libecasoundc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libecasoundc-dev
Install libecasoundc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libecasoundc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libecasoundc-dev
Install libecasoundc-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 libecasoundc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libecasoundc-dev
How To Uninstall libecasoundc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libecasoundc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libecasoundc-dev
Uninstall libecasoundc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libecasoundc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecasoundc-dev
Remove libecasoundc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libecasoundc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libecasoundc-dev
Remove libecasoundc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libecasoundc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecasoundc-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecasoundc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
