How To Install libspeex-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspeex-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libspeex-dev
libspeex-dev is:
Speex is an audio codec especially designed for compressing voice at low bit-rates for applications such as voice over IP (VoIP). In some senses, it is meant to be complementary to the Vorbis codec which places a greater emphasis on high-quality music reproduction.
This package provides the speex library headers and development files.
There are three methods to install libspeex-dev 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 libspeex-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 libspeex-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libspeex-dev
Install libspeex-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libspeex-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libspeex-dev
Install libspeex-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libspeex-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libspeex-dev
How To Uninstall libspeex-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libspeex-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libspeex-dev
Uninstall libspeex-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libspeex-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspeex-dev
Remove libspeex-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libspeex-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libspeex-dev
Remove libspeex-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libspeex-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspeex-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspeex-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
