How To Install sbc-tools on Debian 12

Learn how to install sbc-tools on Debian 12 with this tutorial. sbc-tools is Sub Band CODEC library - tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sbc-tools on Debian 12.

What is sbc-tools

sbc-tools is:

This provides the library and tool which operate SBC (sub band codec) in A2DP (the Advanced Audio Distribution Profile).

This package contains the tools for SBC.

There are three methods to install sbc-tools 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 sbc-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sbc-tools

Install sbc-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sbc-tools

Install sbc-tools 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 sbc-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sbc-tools

How To Uninstall sbc-tools on Debian 12

To uninstall only the sbc-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sbc-tools

Uninstall sbc-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sbc-tools

Remove sbc-tools Configurations and Data

To remove sbc-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sbc-tools

Remove sbc-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sbc-tools

Dependencies

sbc-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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