How To Install lame on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lame on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is lame
lame is:
LAME (recursive acronym for “LAME Ain’t an MP3 Encoder”) is a research project for learning about and improving MP3 encoding technology. LAME includes an MP3 encoding library, a simple frontend application, and other tools for sound analysis, as well as convenience tools.
This package contains the frontend.
There are three methods to install lame on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lame Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lame using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lame
Install lame Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lame using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lame
Install lame 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 lame using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lame
How To Uninstall lame on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the lame package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lame
Uninstall lame And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lame and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lame
Remove lame Configurations and Data
To remove lame configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lame
Remove lame configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lame configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lame
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lame package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.