How To Install libsndobj-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsndobj-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libsndobj-dev is Sound Object library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsndobj-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsndobj-dev

libsndobj-dev is:

The Sound Object Library is an object-oriented audio processing library. It provides objects for synthesis and processing of sound that can be used to build applications for computer-generated music.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libsndobj-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 libsndobj-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 libsndobj-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsndobj-dev

Install libsndobj-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsndobj-dev

Install libsndobj-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 libsndobj-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsndobj-dev

How To Uninstall libsndobj-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsndobj-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsndobj-dev

Uninstall libsndobj-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsndobj-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsndobj-dev

Remove libsndobj-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsndobj-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsndobj-dev

Remove libsndobj-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsndobj-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsndobj-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.