How To Install libshout-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshout-tools on Debian 12.
What is libshout-tools
libshout-tools 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 commandline tools.
There are three methods to install libshout-tools on Debian 12. 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-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libshout-tools
Install libshout-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libshout-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libshout-tools
Install libshout-tools 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-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libshout-tools
How To Uninstall libshout-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libshout-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libshout-tools
Uninstall libshout-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libshout-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshout-tools
Remove libshout-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libshout-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libshout-tools
Remove libshout-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libshout-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshout-tools
Dependencies
libshout-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshout-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
