How To Install libvorbis0a on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvorbis0a on Debian 9. libvorbis0a is decoder library for Vorbis General Audio Compression Codec

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvorbis0a on Debian 9.

What is libvorbis0a

libvorbis0a is:

Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and-royalty-free, general-purpose compressed audio format for audio and music at fixed and variable bitrates from 16 to 128 kbps/channel.

The Vorbis library is the primary Ogg Vorbis library.

There are three methods to install libvorbis0a 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 libvorbis0a Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvorbis0a using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvorbis0a

Install libvorbis0a Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvorbis0a using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvorbis0a

Install libvorbis0a 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 libvorbis0a using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvorbis0a

How To Uninstall libvorbis0a on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libvorbis0a package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvorbis0a

Uninstall libvorbis0a And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvorbis0a and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvorbis0a

Remove libvorbis0a Configurations and Data

To remove libvorbis0a configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvorbis0a

Remove libvorbis0a configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvorbis0a configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvorbis0a

Dependencies

libvorbis0a have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvorbis0a package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.