How To Install libfaad-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaad-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfaad-dev
libfaad-dev is:
FAAD2 is the fastest ISO AAC audio decoder available. FAAD2 correctly decodes all MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 MAIN, LOW, LTP, LD and ER object type AAC files.
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libfaad-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 libfaad-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 libfaad-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfaad-dev
Install libfaad-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfaad-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfaad-dev
Install libfaad-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 libfaad-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfaad-dev
How To Uninstall libfaad-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfaad-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfaad-dev
Uninstall libfaad-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfaad-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfaad-dev
Remove libfaad-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfaad-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfaad-dev
Remove libfaad-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfaad-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfaad-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaad-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
