How To Install libportaudiocpp0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libportaudiocpp0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libportaudiocpp0 is Portable audio I/O C++ bindings - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libportaudiocpp0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libportaudiocpp0

libportaudiocpp0 is:

PortAudio is a portable audio I/O library designed for cross-platform support of audio. It uses a callback mechanism to request audio processing. Audio can be generated in various formats, including 32 bit floating point, and will be converted to the native format internally.

This package contains the shared library of the C++ bindings.

There are three methods to install libportaudiocpp0 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 libportaudiocpp0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libportaudiocpp0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libportaudiocpp0

Install libportaudiocpp0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libportaudiocpp0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libportaudiocpp0

Install libportaudiocpp0 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 libportaudiocpp0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libportaudiocpp0

How To Uninstall libportaudiocpp0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libportaudiocpp0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libportaudiocpp0

Uninstall libportaudiocpp0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libportaudiocpp0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libportaudiocpp0

Remove libportaudiocpp0 Configurations and Data

To remove libportaudiocpp0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libportaudiocpp0

Remove libportaudiocpp0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libportaudiocpp0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libportaudiocpp0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libportaudiocpp0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.