How To Install sndio-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sndio-tools on Debian 12.
What is sndio-tools
sndio-tools is:
Sndio is a small, simple audio and MIDI framework, developed by the OpenBSD project. It provides a lightweight audio and MIDI server and a well-documented userspace API to access the server or audio hardware in a uniform way. Sndio is designed to work well for both desktop and professional music applications, and supports features found in more complex sound systems such as per-application volume control, software mixing, and network transparency.
This package contains command-line tools useful in conjunction with a local or remote sndio server.
There are three methods to install sndio-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 sndio-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 sndio-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sndio-tools
Install sndio-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sndio-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sndio-tools
Install sndio-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 sndio-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sndio-tools
How To Uninstall sndio-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the sndio-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sndio-tools
Uninstall sndio-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sndio-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sndio-tools
Remove sndio-tools Configurations and Data
To remove sndio-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sndio-tools
Remove sndio-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sndio-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sndio-tools
Dependencies
sndio-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sndio-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
