How To Install libopenmpt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenmpt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libopenmpt-dev
libopenmpt-dev is:
libopenmpt is a cross-platform C++ and C library to decode tracked music files (modules) into a raw PCM audio stream. It is based on the player code of the OpenMPT project, a descendant of the original ModPlug Tracker.
This package contains the development files required to compile programs using libopenmpt.
There are three methods to install libopenmpt-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 libopenmpt-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 libopenmpt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenmpt-dev
Install libopenmpt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenmpt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenmpt-dev
Install libopenmpt-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 libopenmpt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenmpt-dev
How To Uninstall libopenmpt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libopenmpt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenmpt-dev
Uninstall libopenmpt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenmpt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenmpt-dev
Remove libopenmpt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopenmpt-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenmpt-dev
Remove libopenmpt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenmpt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenmpt-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenmpt-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
