How To Install liquidsoap-plugin-dssi on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install liquidsoap-plugin-dssi on Ubuntu 18.04. liquidsoap-plugin-dssi is audio streaming language – DSSI plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liquidsoap-plugin-dssi on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is liquidsoap-plugin-dssi

liquidsoap-plugin-dssi is:

Liquidsoap is a powerful tool for building complex audio streaming systems, typically targeting internet radios (e.g. icecast streams).

It consists of a simple script language, in which you can create, combine and transform audio sources. Its design makes liquidsoap flexible and easily extensible.

This package provides DSSI plugins support for liquidsoap.

There are three methods to install liquidsoap-plugin-dssi 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 liquidsoap-plugin-dssi Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install liquidsoap-plugin-dssi

Install liquidsoap-plugin-dssi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liquidsoap-plugin-dssi using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liquidsoap-plugin-dssi

Install liquidsoap-plugin-dssi 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 liquidsoap-plugin-dssi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liquidsoap-plugin-dssi

How To Uninstall liquidsoap-plugin-dssi on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the liquidsoap-plugin-dssi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liquidsoap-plugin-dssi

Uninstall liquidsoap-plugin-dssi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liquidsoap-plugin-dssi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liquidsoap-plugin-dssi

Remove liquidsoap-plugin-dssi Configurations and Data

To remove liquidsoap-plugin-dssi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liquidsoap-plugin-dssi

Remove liquidsoap-plugin-dssi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove liquidsoap-plugin-dssi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liquidsoap-plugin-dssi

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liquidsoap-plugin-dssi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.