How To Install libspeexdsp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspeexdsp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libspeexdsp-dev
libspeexdsp-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 extended library headers and development files.
There are three methods to install libspeexdsp-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 libspeexdsp-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 libspeexdsp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libspeexdsp-dev
Install libspeexdsp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libspeexdsp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libspeexdsp-dev
Install libspeexdsp-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 libspeexdsp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libspeexdsp-dev
How To Uninstall libspeexdsp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libspeexdsp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libspeexdsp-dev
Uninstall libspeexdsp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libspeexdsp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspeexdsp-dev
Remove libspeexdsp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libspeexdsp-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libspeexdsp-dev
Remove libspeexdsp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libspeexdsp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspeexdsp-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspeexdsp-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
