How To Install libao4 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libao4 on Ubuntu.
What is libao4
libao4 is:
Libao is a cross-platform audio library that allows programs to output audio using a simple API on a wide variety of platforms. It currently supports:
- Null output (handy for testing without a sound device)
- WAV files
- AU files
- OSS (Open Sound System, used on Linux and FreeBSD)
- ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
- PulseAudio (next generation GNOME sound server)
- and several others.
There are three methods to install libao4 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libao4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libao4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libao4
Install libao4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libao4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libao4
Install libao4 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 libao4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libao4
How To Uninstall libao4 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libao4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libao4
Uninstall libao4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libao4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libao4
Remove libao4 Configurations and Data
To remove libao4 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libao4
Remove libao4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libao4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libao4
Dependencies
libao4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libao4 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.