How To Install libwavpack-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libwavpack-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libwavpack-dev is audio codec (lossy and lossless) - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwavpack-dev on Debian 10.

What is libwavpack-dev

libwavpack-dev is:

WavPack is a completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy, and a unique hybrid compression mode. Although the technology is loosely based on previous versions of WavPack, the new version 4 format has been designed from the ground up to offer unparalleled performance and functionality.

This package contains the header files, static libraries and symbolic links that developers using libwavpack will need.

There are three methods to install libwavpack-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libwavpack-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 libwavpack-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwavpack-dev

Install libwavpack-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwavpack-dev

Install libwavpack-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 libwavpack-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwavpack-dev

How To Uninstall libwavpack-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libwavpack-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwavpack-dev

Uninstall libwavpack-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwavpack-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwavpack-dev

Remove libwavpack-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libwavpack-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwavpack-dev

Remove libwavpack-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwavpack-dev

Dependencies

libwavpack-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwavpack-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.