How To Install libshout3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshout3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libshout3-dev
libshout3-dev 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.
With just a few lines of code, a programmer can easily turn any application into a streaming source for an Icecast-based server. Libshout also allows developers who want a specific feature set (database access, request taking) to concentrate on that feature set, instead of worrying about how server communication works.
This package contains the development headers, static libraries, and source code to an example program.
There are three methods to install libshout3-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 libshout3-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 libshout3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libshout3-dev
Install libshout3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libshout3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libshout3-dev
Install libshout3-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 libshout3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libshout3-dev
How To Uninstall libshout3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libshout3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libshout3-dev
Uninstall libshout3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libshout3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshout3-dev
Remove libshout3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libshout3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libshout3-dev
Remove libshout3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libshout3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshout3-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshout3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
