How To Install librtaudio6 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtaudio6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librtaudio6
librtaudio6 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. It was designed with the following objectives:
- object-oriented C++ design
- simple, common API across all supported platforms
- only one source and two header files for easy inclusion in programming projects
- allow simultaneous multi-api support
- support dynamic connection of devices
- provide extensive audio device parameter control
- allow audio device capability probing
- automatic internal conversion for data format, channel number compensation, (de)interleaving, and byte-swapping
RtAudio incorporates the concept of audio streams, which represent audio output (playback) and/or input (recording). Available audio devices and their capabilities can be enumerated and then specified when opening a stream.
This package provides the shared library.
There are three methods to install librtaudio6 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 librtaudio6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librtaudio6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librtaudio6
Install librtaudio6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librtaudio6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librtaudio6
Install librtaudio6 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 librtaudio6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librtaudio6
How To Uninstall librtaudio6 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librtaudio6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librtaudio6
Uninstall librtaudio6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librtaudio6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librtaudio6
Remove librtaudio6 Configurations and Data
To remove librtaudio6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librtaudio6
Remove librtaudio6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librtaudio6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librtaudio6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtaudio6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
