How To Install sndfile-tools on Debian 10

Learn how to install sndfile-tools on Debian 10 with this tutorial. sndfile-tools is Collection of programs for operating on sound files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sndfile-tools on Debian 10.

What is sndfile-tools

sndfile-tools is:

sndfile-tools is a collection of programs which use libsndfile and other libraries to do useful things like generate spectrograms using libfftw and libcairo and play sound via the JACK Audio Connection Kit daemon.

There are three methods to install sndfile-tools on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sndfile-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 sndfile-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sndfile-tools

Install sndfile-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sndfile-tools

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

sudo aptitude -y install sndfile-tools

How To Uninstall sndfile-tools on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove sndfile-tools

Uninstall sndfile-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sndfile-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sndfile-tools

Remove sndfile-tools Configurations and Data

To remove sndfile-tools configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sndfile-tools

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

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

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

Dependencies

sndfile-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sndfile-tools package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.