How To Install libvorbisidec-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvorbisidec-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvorbisidec-dev
libvorbisidec-dev is:
libvorbisidec is an Ogg Vorbis audio decoder (also known as “tremor”), implemented with no floating point arithmetic. This makes it particularly amenable to use on systems which lack floating point hardware.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libvorbisidec-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 libvorbisidec-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 libvorbisidec-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvorbisidec-dev
Install libvorbisidec-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvorbisidec-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvorbisidec-dev
Install libvorbisidec-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 libvorbisidec-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvorbisidec-dev
How To Uninstall libvorbisidec-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvorbisidec-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvorbisidec-dev
Uninstall libvorbisidec-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvorbisidec-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvorbisidec-dev
Remove libvorbisidec-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvorbisidec-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvorbisidec-dev
Remove libvorbisidec-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvorbisidec-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvorbisidec-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvorbisidec-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
