How To Install librtaudio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtaudio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtaudio-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
