How To Install libsox-fmt-all on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsox-fmt-all on Debian 12.
What is libsox-fmt-all
libsox-fmt-all is:
SoX is the swiss army knife of sound processing.
This is a metapackage depending on all free SoX format libraries.
There are three methods to install libsox-fmt-all 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 libsox-fmt-all Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsox-fmt-all using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsox-fmt-all
Install libsox-fmt-all Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsox-fmt-all using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsox-fmt-all
Install libsox-fmt-all 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 libsox-fmt-all using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsox-fmt-all
How To Uninstall libsox-fmt-all on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsox-fmt-all package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsox-fmt-all
Uninstall libsox-fmt-all And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsox-fmt-all and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsox-fmt-all
Remove libsox-fmt-all Configurations and Data
To remove libsox-fmt-all configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsox-fmt-all
Remove libsox-fmt-all configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsox-fmt-all configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsox-fmt-all
Dependencies
libsox-fmt-all have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsox-fmt-all package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
