How To Install libsfark-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfark-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsfark-dev
libsfark-dev is:
sfArk is a lossless audio compression format optimized for SoundFont files. This library can decompress such files into .sf SoundFont files.
Only sfArk V2+ files are supported by this library.
This is the development package for developing applications that depend on libsfark.
There are three methods to install libsfark-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 libsfark-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 libsfark-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsfark-dev
Install libsfark-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsfark-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsfark-dev
Install libsfark-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 libsfark-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsfark-dev
How To Uninstall libsfark-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsfark-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsfark-dev
Uninstall libsfark-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsfark-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsfark-dev
Remove libsfark-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsfark-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsfark-dev
Remove libsfark-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsfark-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsfark-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfark-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
