How To Install bs1770gain on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bs1770gain on Ubuntu 20.04. bs1770gain is measure and adjust audio and video sound loudness

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bs1770gain on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is bs1770gain

bs1770gain is:

The command line tool bs1770gain is a loudness scanner compliant with ITU-R BS.1770 and its flavors EBU R128, ATSC A/85, and ReplayGain 2.0. It helps normalizing the loudness of audio and video files to the same level.

There are three methods to install bs1770gain on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bs1770gain Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bs1770gain using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bs1770gain

Install bs1770gain Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bs1770gain using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bs1770gain

Install bs1770gain 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 bs1770gain using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bs1770gain

How To Uninstall bs1770gain on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the bs1770gain package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bs1770gain

Uninstall bs1770gain And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bs1770gain and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bs1770gain

Remove bs1770gain Configurations and Data

To remove bs1770gain configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bs1770gain

Remove bs1770gain configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bs1770gain configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bs1770gain

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bs1770gain package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.