How To Install libsoundio1 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoundio1 on Debian 11. libsoundio1 is cross-platform audio input and output library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoundio1 on Debian 11.

What is libsoundio1

libsoundio1 is:

libsoundio is a lightweight abstraction over various sound drivers. It provides a well-documented API that operates consistently regardless of the sound driver it connects to. It performs no buffering or processing on your behalf; instead exposing the raw power of the underlying backend.

libsoundio is appropriate for games, music players, digital audio workstations, and various utilities.

libsoundio is serious about robustness. It even handles out of memory conditions correctly.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libsoundio1 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsoundio1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsoundio1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsoundio1

Install libsoundio1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsoundio1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsoundio1

Install libsoundio1 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 libsoundio1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsoundio1

How To Uninstall libsoundio1 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libsoundio1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsoundio1

Uninstall libsoundio1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsoundio1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoundio1

Remove libsoundio1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsoundio1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsoundio1

Remove libsoundio1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsoundio1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsoundio1

Dependencies

libsoundio1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoundio1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.