How To Install libmad0-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libmad0-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libmad0-dev is MPEG audio decoder development library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmad0-dev on Debian 12.

What is libmad0-dev

libmad0-dev is:

MAD is an MPEG audio decoder. It currently only supports the MPEG 1 standard, but fully implements all three audio layers (Layer I, Layer II, and Layer III, the latter often colloquially known as MP3.)

This is the package you need to develop or compile applications that use MAD.

There are three methods to install libmad0-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmad0-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 libmad0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmad0-dev

Install libmad0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmad0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmad0-dev

Install libmad0-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 libmad0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmad0-dev

How To Uninstall libmad0-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libmad0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmad0-dev

Uninstall libmad0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmad0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmad0-dev

Remove libmad0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmad0-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmad0-dev

Remove libmad0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmad0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmad0-dev

Dependencies

libmad0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmad0-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.