How To Install qarecord on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qarecord on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is qarecord
qarecord is:
QARecord is a simple but solid recording tool. It works well with stereo and multichannel recordings, supporting ALSA and JACK interfaces and in both 16 bit and 32 bit mode. By using a large ringbuffer for the captured data, buffer overruns are avoided. It has a Qt based GUI with graphical peak meters.
There are three methods to install qarecord 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 qarecord Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qarecord using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qarecord
Install qarecord Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qarecord using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qarecord
Install qarecord 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 qarecord using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qarecord
How To Uninstall qarecord on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the qarecord package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qarecord
Uninstall qarecord And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qarecord and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qarecord
Remove qarecord Configurations and Data
To remove qarecord configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qarecord
Remove qarecord configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qarecord configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qarecord
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qarecord package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
