How To Install libmp3lame-ocaml on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmp3lame-ocaml on Debian 11.
What is libmp3lame-ocaml
libmp3lame-ocaml is:
This package provides an interface to the lame library for OCaml programmers.
LAME (LAME Ain’t an MP3 Encoder) is a research project for learning about and improving MP3 encoding technology. LAME includes an MP3 encoding library, a simple frontend application, and other tools for sound analysis, as well as convenience tools.
This package contains only the shared runtime stub libraries.
There are three methods to install libmp3lame-ocaml on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmp3lame-ocaml Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmp3lame-ocaml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmp3lame-ocaml
Install libmp3lame-ocaml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmp3lame-ocaml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmp3lame-ocaml
Install libmp3lame-ocaml 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 libmp3lame-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmp3lame-ocaml
How To Uninstall libmp3lame-ocaml on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libmp3lame-ocaml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmp3lame-ocaml
Uninstall libmp3lame-ocaml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmp3lame-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmp3lame-ocaml
Remove libmp3lame-ocaml Configurations and Data
To remove libmp3lame-ocaml configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmp3lame-ocaml
Remove libmp3lame-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmp3lame-ocaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmp3lame-ocaml
Dependencies
libmp3lame-ocaml have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmp3lame-ocaml package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.