How To Install libsndfile1 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libsndfile1 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libsndfile1 is Library for reading/writing audio files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsndfile1 on Debian 12.

What is `libsndfile1`

libsndfile1 is:

libsndfile is a library of C routines for reading and writing files containing sampled audio data.

Various versions of WAV (integer, floating point, GSM, and compressed formats); Microsoft PCM, A-law and u-law formats; AIFF, AIFC and RIFX; various AU/SND formats (Sun/NeXT, Dec AU, G721 and G723 ADPCM); RAW header-less PCM files; Amiga IFF/8SVX/16SV PCM files; Ensoniq PARIS (.PAF); Apple’s Core Audio Format (CAF) and others.

There are three methods to install libsndfile1 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 libsndfile1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsndfile1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsndfile1

Install libsndfile1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsndfile1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsndfile1

Install libsndfile1 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 libsndfile1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsndfile1

How To Uninstall libsndfile1 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libsndfile1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsndfile1

Uninstall libsndfile1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsndfile1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsndfile1

Remove libsndfile1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsndfile1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsndfile1

Remove libsndfile1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsndfile1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsndfile1

Dependencies

libsndfile1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsndfile1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.