How To Install librtaudio-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librtaudio-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. librtaudio-doc is C++ library for realtime audio input/ouput (documentation files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librtaudio-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is librtaudio-doc

librtaudio-doc 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 API documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install librtaudio-doc

Install librtaudio-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librtaudio-doc

Install librtaudio-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librtaudio-doc

How To Uninstall librtaudio-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove librtaudio-doc

Uninstall librtaudio-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librtaudio-doc

Remove librtaudio-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librtaudio-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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