How To Install libsox-fmt-alsa on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsox-fmt-alsa on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsox-fmt-alsa
libsox-fmt-alsa is:
SoX is the swiss army knife of sound processing.
This package contains the SoX alsa format I/O library.
alsa: https://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Main_Page
There are three methods to install libsox-fmt-alsa 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 libsox-fmt-alsa 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-alsa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsox-fmt-alsa
Install libsox-fmt-alsa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsox-fmt-alsa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsox-fmt-alsa
Install libsox-fmt-alsa 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 libsox-fmt-alsa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsox-fmt-alsa
How To Uninstall libsox-fmt-alsa on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsox-fmt-alsa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsox-fmt-alsa
Uninstall libsox-fmt-alsa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsox-fmt-alsa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsox-fmt-alsa
Remove libsox-fmt-alsa Configurations and Data
To remove libsox-fmt-alsa configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsox-fmt-alsa
Remove libsox-fmt-alsa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsox-fmt-alsa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsox-fmt-alsa
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsox-fmt-alsa package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
