How To Install makehrtf on Debian 12

Learn how to install makehrtf on Debian 12 with this tutorial. makehrtf is HRTF Processing and Composition Utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install makehrtf on Debian 12.

What is makehrtf

makehrtf is:

OpenAL Soft is a branch of OpenAL which has filtering implemented in software, and it also adds support for head-related transfer functions (HRTFs). HRTFs permit 3D auralization through stereo earphones.

This package installs the makehrtf utility.

There are three methods to install makehrtf on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install makehrtf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install makehrtf

Install makehrtf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install makehrtf

Install makehrtf 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 makehrtf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install makehrtf

How To Uninstall makehrtf on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove makehrtf

Uninstall makehrtf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall makehrtf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove makehrtf

Remove makehrtf Configurations and Data

To remove makehrtf configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge makehrtf

Remove makehrtf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge makehrtf

Dependencies

makehrtf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install makehrtf package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.