How To Install libsox-fmt-oss on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsox-fmt-oss on Debian 9.

What is libsox-fmt-oss

libsox-fmt-oss is:

SoX is the swiss army knife of sound processing.

This package contains the SoX Open Sound System (OSS) format I/O library.

Open Sound System: http://www.opensound.com/oss.html

There are three methods to install libsox-fmt-oss on Debian 9. 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-oss 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-oss using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libsox-fmt-oss Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsox-fmt-oss

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsox-fmt-oss

How To Uninstall libsox-fmt-oss on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libsox-fmt-oss

Uninstall libsox-fmt-oss And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsox-fmt-oss and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove libsox-fmt-oss Configurations and Data

To remove libsox-fmt-oss configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsox-fmt-oss have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgomp1
• libsox2

References

• libsox-fmt-oss website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsox-fmt-oss package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.