How To Install librubberband-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librubberband-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. librubberband-dev is audio time-stretching and pitch-shifting library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librubberband-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is librubberband-dev

librubberband-dev is:

Rubber Band is a library and utility program that permits you to change the tempo and pitch of an audio recording independently of one another.

This package contains development files for linking against librubberband, along with the static version of the library. API documentation is available at http://www.breakfastquay.com/rubberband/code-doc/ .

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

sudo apt-get -y install librubberband-dev

Install librubberband-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librubberband-dev

Install librubberband-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 librubberband-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librubberband-dev

How To Uninstall librubberband-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove librubberband-dev

Uninstall librubberband-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librubberband-dev

Remove librubberband-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librubberband-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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