How To Install libsox-fmt-mp3 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libsox-fmt-mp3 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libsox-fmt-mp3 is SoX MP2 and MP3 format library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsox-fmt-mp3 on Debian 10.

What is libsox-fmt-mp3

libsox-fmt-mp3 is:

SoX is the swiss army knife of sound processing.

This package contains the SoX MP2 and MP3 format library. Read support by libmad. MP2 and MP3 write support by libtwolame and libmp3lame respectively.

libmad: https://www.underbit.com/products/mad/ lame: https://lame.sourceforge.io

There are three methods to install libsox-fmt-mp3 on Debian 10. 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-mp3 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-mp3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsox-fmt-mp3

Install libsox-fmt-mp3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsox-fmt-mp3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsox-fmt-mp3

Install libsox-fmt-mp3 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-mp3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsox-fmt-mp3

How To Uninstall libsox-fmt-mp3 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libsox-fmt-mp3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsox-fmt-mp3

Uninstall libsox-fmt-mp3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsox-fmt-mp3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsox-fmt-mp3

Remove libsox-fmt-mp3 Configurations and Data

To remove libsox-fmt-mp3 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsox-fmt-mp3

Remove libsox-fmt-mp3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsox-fmt-mp3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsox-fmt-mp3

Dependencies

libsox-fmt-mp3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsox-fmt-mp3 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.