How To Install libsndio6.1 on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsndio6.1 on Debian 9.

What is libsndio6.1

libsndio6.1 is:

Sndio is a small, simple audio and MIDI framework, developed by the OpenBSD project. It provides a lightweight audio and MIDI server and a well-documented userspace API to access the server or audio hardware in a uniform way. Sndio is designed to work well for both desktop and professional music applications, and supports features found in more complex sound systems such as per-application volume control, software mixing, and network transparency.

This package contains the sndio userspace libraries.

There are three methods to install libsndio6.1 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 libsndio6.1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsndio6.1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsndio6.1

Install libsndio6.1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsndio6.1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsndio6.1

Install libsndio6.1 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 libsndio6.1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsndio6.1

How To Uninstall libsndio6.1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsndio6.1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsndio6.1

Uninstall libsndio6.1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsndio6.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsndio6.1

Remove libsndio6.1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsndio6.1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsndio6.1

Remove libsndio6.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsndio6.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsndio6.1

Dependencies

libsndio6.1 have the following dependencies:

• libasound2
• libbsd0
• libc6

References

• libsndio6.1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsndio6.1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.