How To Install libsonivox-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsonivox-dev on Debian 12.
What is libsonivox-dev
libsonivox-dev is:
Fork of the AOSP ‘platform_external_sonivox’ to use out of Android.
This is a Wave Table synthesizer, not using external soundfont files but embedded samples instead. It is also a real time GM synthesizer.
It consumes very little resources, so it may be indicated in projects for small embedded devices. There is neither MIDI input nor Audio output facilities included in the library. You need to provide your own input/output.
This package contains the development files of Sonivox.
There are three methods to install libsonivox-dev 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 libsonivox-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 libsonivox-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsonivox-dev
Install libsonivox-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsonivox-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsonivox-dev
Install libsonivox-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libsonivox-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsonivox-dev
How To Uninstall libsonivox-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsonivox-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsonivox-dev
Uninstall libsonivox-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsonivox-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsonivox-dev
Remove libsonivox-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsonivox-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsonivox-dev
Remove libsonivox-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsonivox-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsonivox-dev
Dependencies
libsonivox-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsonivox-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.