How To Install liquidsoap-plugin-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is liquidsoap-plugin-sdl

liquidsoap-plugin-sdl 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 SDL support for liquidsoap.

There are three methods to install liquidsoap-plugin-sdl 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-sdl 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-sdl using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install liquidsoap-plugin-sdl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liquidsoap-plugin-sdl

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

sudo aptitude -y install liquidsoap-plugin-sdl

How To Uninstall liquidsoap-plugin-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove liquidsoap-plugin-sdl

Uninstall liquidsoap-plugin-sdl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liquidsoap-plugin-sdl 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-sdl

Remove liquidsoap-plugin-sdl Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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