How To Install libesd-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libesd-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libesd-java is Implementation of EsounD in pure Java

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libesd-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libesd-java

libesd-java is:

JEsd includes an audio server, which corresponds to ’esd’ and classes for communicating with ’esd’, which corresponds to ’libesd’. This client side code will enable us to hack audio apps in pure Java.

There are three methods to install libesd-java 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 libesd-java Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libesd-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libesd-java

Install libesd-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libesd-java

Install libesd-java 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 libesd-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libesd-java

How To Uninstall libesd-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libesd-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libesd-java

Uninstall libesd-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libesd-java

Remove libesd-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libesd-java

Remove libesd-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libesd-java

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Summary

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