How To Install snapclient on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install snapclient on Debian 12.
What is snapclient
snapclient is:
Snapcast is a multi-room client-server audio player, where all clients are time synchronized with the server to play perfectly synced audio. It’s not a standalone player, but an extension that turns your existing audio player into a Sonos-like multi-room solution.
This package contains the client which connects to the server and plays the audio.
There are three methods to install snapclient 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 snapclient Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install snapclient using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install snapclient
Install snapclient Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install snapclient using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install snapclient
Install snapclient 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 snapclient using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install snapclient
How To Uninstall snapclient on Debian 12
To uninstall only the snapclient package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove snapclient
Uninstall snapclient And Its Dependencies
To uninstall snapclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove snapclient
Remove snapclient Configurations and Data
To remove snapclient configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge snapclient
Remove snapclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove snapclient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snapclient
Dependencies
snapclient have the following dependencies:
- init-system-helpers
- libasound2
- libavahi-client3
- libavahi-common3
- libc6
- libflac12
- libgcc-s1
- libogg0
- libopus0
- libpulse0
- libsoxr0
- libstdc++6
- libvorbis0a
- adduser
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install snapclient package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
