How To Install libflake-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libflake-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libflake-dev
libflake-dev is:
The purpose of Flake is to be an alternative to the FLAC reference encoder with the goal of increasing encoding speed and implementing experimental features.
Flake encodes WAV audio files into lossless FLAC files.
This package contains the static library and header files.
There are three methods to install libflake-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 libflake-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 libflake-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libflake-dev
Install libflake-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libflake-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libflake-dev
Install libflake-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 libflake-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libflake-dev
How To Uninstall libflake-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libflake-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libflake-dev
Uninstall libflake-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libflake-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libflake-dev
Remove libflake-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libflake-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libflake-dev
Remove libflake-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libflake-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libflake-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libflake-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
