How To Install libffado2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libffado2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libffado2
libffado2 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 shared library.
There are three methods to install libffado2 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 libffado2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libffado2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libffado2
Install libffado2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libffado2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libffado2
Install libffado2 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 libffado2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libffado2
How To Uninstall libffado2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libffado2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libffado2
Uninstall libffado2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libffado2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libffado2
Remove libffado2 Configurations and Data
To remove libffado2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libffado2
Remove libffado2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libffado2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libffado2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libffado2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
