How To Install libopenmpt0 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenmpt0 on Debian 9. libopenmpt0 is module music library based on OpenMPT – shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenmpt0 on Debian 9.

What is libopenmpt0

libopenmpt0 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 main shared library.

There are three methods to install libopenmpt0 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libopenmpt0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenmpt0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenmpt0

Install libopenmpt0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenmpt0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenmpt0

Install libopenmpt0 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 libopenmpt0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenmpt0

How To Uninstall libopenmpt0 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libopenmpt0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenmpt0

Uninstall libopenmpt0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenmpt0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenmpt0

Remove libopenmpt0 Configurations and Data

To remove libopenmpt0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenmpt0

Remove libopenmpt0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenmpt0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenmpt0

Dependencies

libopenmpt0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenmpt0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.