How To Install libsoxr-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoxr-dev on Debian 9.
What is libsoxr-dev
libsoxr-dev is:
The SoX Resampler library `libsoxr’ performs one-dimensional sample-rate conversion - it may be used, for example, to resample PCM-encoded audio.
It aims to give fast and high quality results for any constant (rational or irrational) resampling ratio. Phase-response, preserved bandwidth, aliasing, and rejection level parameters are all configurable; alternatively, simple `preset’ configurations may be selected.
A simple API is provided that allows interfacing using commonly-used sample formats and buffering schemes.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libsoxr-dev 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 libsoxr-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoxr-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsoxr-dev
Install libsoxr-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoxr-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsoxr-dev
Install libsoxr-dev 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 libsoxr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsoxr-dev
How To Uninstall libsoxr-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsoxr-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsoxr-dev
Uninstall libsoxr-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsoxr-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoxr-dev
Remove libsoxr-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsoxr-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsoxr-dev
Remove libsoxr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsoxr-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsoxr-dev
Dependencies
libsoxr-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoxr-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.