How To Install libmad0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmad0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmad0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
