How To Install makehrtf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install makehrtf
on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove makehrtf
Remove makehrtf Configurations and Data
To remove makehrtf
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install makehrtf
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.