How To Install tcl-snack on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-snack on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tcl-snack
tcl-snack is:
Snack is an extension to the Tcl/Tk scripting language that adds sound functionality. There are commands to play, record, edit, and even visualize sound. Snack supports in-memory sound objects, file based audio, and streaming audio. It handles file formats such as WAV, AU, AIFF, MP3, and OGG Vorbis.
There are three methods to install tcl-snack 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 tcl-snack Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tcl-snack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcl-snack
Install tcl-snack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tcl-snack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcl-snack
Install tcl-snack 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 tcl-snack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcl-snack
How To Uninstall tcl-snack on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tcl-snack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcl-snack
Uninstall tcl-snack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcl-snack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl-snack
Remove tcl-snack Configurations and Data
To remove tcl-snack configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcl-snack
Remove tcl-snack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcl-snack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl-snack
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-snack package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
