How To Install libopencore-amrnb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencore-amrnb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libopencore-amrnb-dev is Adaptive Multi Rate speech codec - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencore-amrnb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libopencore-amrnb-dev

libopencore-amrnb-dev is:

This library contains an implementation of the 3GPP TS 26.073 specification for the Adaptive Multi Rate (AMR) speech codec. The implementation is derived from the OpenCORE framework, part of the Google Android project.

This package contains the files necessary for development.

There are three methods to install libopencore-amrnb-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 libopencore-amrnb-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 libopencore-amrnb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopencore-amrnb-dev

Install libopencore-amrnb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libopencore-amrnb-dev

Install libopencore-amrnb-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 libopencore-amrnb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopencore-amrnb-dev

How To Uninstall libopencore-amrnb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libopencore-amrnb-dev

Uninstall libopencore-amrnb-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencore-amrnb-dev

Remove libopencore-amrnb-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libopencore-amrnb-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopencore-amrnb-dev

Remove libopencore-amrnb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencore-amrnb-dev

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Summary

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