How To Install libsox-fmt-ao on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsox-fmt-ao on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsox-fmt-ao
libsox-fmt-ao is:
SoX is the swiss army knife of sound processing.
This package contains the SoX Libao format I/O library.
libao: https://xiph.org/ao
There are three methods to install libsox-fmt-ao 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-ao 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-ao using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsox-fmt-ao
Install libsox-fmt-ao Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsox-fmt-ao using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsox-fmt-ao
Install libsox-fmt-ao 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-ao using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsox-fmt-ao
How To Uninstall libsox-fmt-ao on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsox-fmt-ao package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsox-fmt-ao
Uninstall libsox-fmt-ao And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsox-fmt-ao 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-ao
Remove libsox-fmt-ao Configurations and Data
To remove libsox-fmt-ao configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsox-fmt-ao
Remove libsox-fmt-ao configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsox-fmt-ao configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsox-fmt-ao
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsox-fmt-ao package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
