How To Install libshout-idjc3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshout-idjc3 on Debian 9. libshout-idjc3 is broadcast streaming library with IDJC extensions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshout-idjc3 on Debian 9.

What is libshout-idjc3

libshout-idjc3 is:

A library for communicating with and sending data to Icecast and Icecast 2 streaming audio servers. It handles the socket connection, the timing of the data transmission, and prevents bad data from getting to the server.

This package provides the libshout library with IDJC extensions.

There are three methods to install libshout-idjc3 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libshout-idjc3 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libshout-idjc3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libshout-idjc3

Install libshout-idjc3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libshout-idjc3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libshout-idjc3

Install libshout-idjc3 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libshout-idjc3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libshout-idjc3

How To Uninstall libshout-idjc3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libshout-idjc3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libshout-idjc3

Uninstall libshout-idjc3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libshout-idjc3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshout-idjc3

Remove libshout-idjc3 Configurations and Data

To remove libshout-idjc3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libshout-idjc3

Remove libshout-idjc3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libshout-idjc3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshout-idjc3

Dependencies

libshout-idjc3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshout-idjc3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.