How To Install libkarma0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkarma0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libkarma0 is Rio Karma access library [runtime files]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkarma0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkarma0

libkarma0 is:

libkarma is a C language library that provides (read/write) access to the Rio Karma music player using either the usb (with OMFS) or network (PEARL) interface.

This package contains the runtime library needed by programs using the facilities provided by libkarma.

There are three methods to install libkarma0 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 libkarma0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkarma0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkarma0

Install libkarma0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkarma0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkarma0

Install libkarma0 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 libkarma0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkarma0

How To Uninstall libkarma0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkarma0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkarma0

Uninstall libkarma0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkarma0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkarma0

Remove libkarma0 Configurations and Data

To remove libkarma0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkarma0

Remove libkarma0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkarma0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkarma0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkarma0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.