How To Install librtaudio-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install librtaudio-dev on Debian 9. librtaudio-dev is C++ library for realtime audio input/ouput (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librtaudio-dev on Debian 9.

What is librtaudio-dev

librtaudio-dev is:

RtAudio is a set of C++ classes that provides a common API (Application Programming Interface) for realtime audio input/output across Linux (native ALSA, JACK, and OSS), Macintosh OS X, SGI, and Windows (DirectSound and ASIO) operating systems. RtAudio significantly simplifies the process of interacting with computer audio hardware.

This package provides the development files.

There are three methods to install librtaudio-dev 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 librtaudio-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 librtaudio-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librtaudio-dev

Install librtaudio-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librtaudio-dev

Install librtaudio-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install librtaudio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librtaudio-dev

How To Uninstall librtaudio-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the librtaudio-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librtaudio-dev

Uninstall librtaudio-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librtaudio-dev

Remove librtaudio-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librtaudio-dev

Remove librtaudio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librtaudio-dev

Dependencies

librtaudio-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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