How To Install libshairport2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshairport2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libshairport2
libshairport2 is:
This program emulates an AirPort Express for the purpose of streaming music from iTunes and compatible iPods. It implements a server for the Apple RAOP protocol. ShairPort does not support AirPlay v2 (video and photo streaming). It supports multiple simultaneous streams, if your audio output chain (as detected by libao) does so.
This package installs the shared library.
There are three methods to install libshairport2 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 libshairport2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libshairport2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libshairport2
Install libshairport2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libshairport2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libshairport2
Install libshairport2 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 libshairport2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libshairport2
How To Uninstall libshairport2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libshairport2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libshairport2
Uninstall libshairport2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libshairport2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshairport2
Remove libshairport2 Configurations and Data
To remove libshairport2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libshairport2
Remove libshairport2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libshairport2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshairport2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshairport2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
