How To Install libopenshot-audio6 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenshot-audio6 on Ubuntu 18.04. libopenshot-audio6 is library for high-quality audio editing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenshot-audio6 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libopenshot-audio6

libopenshot-audio6 is:

The OpenShot audio library is a program which allows high-quality editing and playback of audio based on the JUCE library.

This package provides the shared library.

There are three methods to install libopenshot-audio6 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 libopenshot-audio6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenshot-audio6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenshot-audio6

Install libopenshot-audio6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenshot-audio6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenshot-audio6

Install libopenshot-audio6 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 libopenshot-audio6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenshot-audio6

How To Uninstall libopenshot-audio6 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libopenshot-audio6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenshot-audio6

Uninstall libopenshot-audio6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenshot-audio6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenshot-audio6

Remove libopenshot-audio6 Configurations and Data

To remove libopenshot-audio6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenshot-audio6

Remove libopenshot-audio6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenshot-audio6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenshot-audio6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenshot-audio6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.