How To Install libsox-fmt-mp3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsox-fmt-mp3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsox-fmt-mp3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
