How To Install sndiod on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sndiod on Debian 12.
What is sndiod
sndiod 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 the sndiod sound server.
There are three methods to install sndiod 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 sndiod Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sndiod using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sndiod
Install sndiod Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sndiod using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sndiod
Install sndiod 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 sndiod using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sndiod
How To Uninstall sndiod on Debian 12
To uninstall only the sndiod package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sndiod
Uninstall sndiod And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sndiod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sndiod
Remove sndiod Configurations and Data
To remove sndiod configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sndiod
Remove sndiod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sndiod configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sndiod
Dependencies
sndiod have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sndiod package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.