How To Install soundkonverter on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install soundkonverter on Ubuntu 18.04. soundkonverter is audio converter frontend for KDE

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install soundkonverter on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is soundkonverter

soundkonverter is:

soundKonverter is a frontend to various audio converters.

The key features are:

  • Audio conversion
  • Replay Gain calculation
  • CD ripping

soundKonverter supports reading and writing tags for many formats, so the tags are preserved when converting files.

See README.Debian for more information on supported formats.

There are three methods to install soundkonverter on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install soundkonverter Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install soundkonverter

Install soundkonverter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install soundkonverter using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install soundkonverter

Install soundkonverter 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install soundkonverter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install soundkonverter

How To Uninstall soundkonverter on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the soundkonverter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove soundkonverter

Uninstall soundkonverter And Its Dependencies

To uninstall soundkonverter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove soundkonverter

Remove soundkonverter Configurations and Data

To remove soundkonverter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge soundkonverter

Remove soundkonverter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soundkonverter

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install soundkonverter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.