How To Install libffado-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffado-dev on Debian 9. libffado-dev is FFADO API - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffado-dev on Debian 9.

What is libffado-dev

libffado-dev is:

FFADO is a Linux driver for FireWire (IEEE1394) audio devices.

The FFADO library permits discovering and configuring such devices and provides an API for streaming clients.

This package holds the development files.

There are three methods to install libffado-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libffado-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 libffado-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libffado-dev

Install libffado-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libffado-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libffado-dev

How To Uninstall libffado-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libffado-dev

Uninstall libffado-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libffado-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libffado-dev

Remove libffado-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libffado-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libffado-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libffado-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffado-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.