How To Install libsnack-alsa on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnack-alsa on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsnack-alsa
libsnack-alsa is:
Snack is an extension to the Tcl/Tk scripting language that adds sound functionality. There are commands to play, record, edit, and even visualize sound. Snack supports in-memory sound objects, file based audio, and streaming audio. It handles file formats such as WAV, AU, AIFF, MP3, and OGG Vorbis.
This package includes libraries which use ALSA as a sound engine.
There are three methods to install libsnack-alsa 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 libsnack-alsa Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnack-alsa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsnack-alsa
Install libsnack-alsa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnack-alsa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsnack-alsa
Install libsnack-alsa 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 libsnack-alsa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsnack-alsa
How To Uninstall libsnack-alsa on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsnack-alsa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsnack-alsa
Uninstall libsnack-alsa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsnack-alsa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnack-alsa
Remove libsnack-alsa Configurations and Data
To remove libsnack-alsa configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsnack-alsa
Remove libsnack-alsa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsnack-alsa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsnack-alsa
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnack-alsa package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
