How To Install libroar-compat2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libroar-compat2 on Debian 9. libroar-compat2 is drop-in replacements for other sound libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libroar-compat2 on Debian 9.

What is libroar-compat2

libroar-compat2 is:

To get programs which use the EsounD (ESD), OpenBSD sndio, PulseAudio or YIFF API running, you can install this package and replace the appropriate libraries.

There are three methods to install libroar-compat2 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 libroar-compat2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libroar-compat2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libroar-compat2

Install libroar-compat2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libroar-compat2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libroar-compat2

Install libroar-compat2 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 libroar-compat2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libroar-compat2

How To Uninstall libroar-compat2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libroar-compat2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libroar-compat2

Uninstall libroar-compat2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libroar-compat2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libroar-compat2

Remove libroar-compat2 Configurations and Data

To remove libroar-compat2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libroar-compat2

Remove libroar-compat2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libroar-compat2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libroar-compat2

Dependencies

libroar-compat2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libroar-compat2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.