How To Install libmuroar-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmuroar-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmuroar-dev
libmuroar-dev is:
RoarAudio is a sound-server for audio mixing. Its main purpose is to mix audio from different clients before sending it to its outputs (for example a soundcard).
It is completely network transparent (UNIX sockets, TCP/IP and DECnet) and supports many common codecs like Ogg Vorbis, Speex or FLAC.
This is a minimalist client library for RoarAudio. It exists because it allows non-GPL applications to use the RoarAudio sound system.
This package contains the development headers for the libmuroar library.
There are three methods to install libmuroar-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 libmuroar-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 libmuroar-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmuroar-dev
Install libmuroar-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmuroar-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmuroar-dev
Install libmuroar-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 libmuroar-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmuroar-dev
How To Uninstall libmuroar-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmuroar-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmuroar-dev
Uninstall libmuroar-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmuroar-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmuroar-dev
Remove libmuroar-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmuroar-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmuroar-dev
Remove libmuroar-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmuroar-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmuroar-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmuroar-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
