How To Install libfaad2 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 libfaad2 on Ubuntu.
What is libfaad2
libfaad2 is:
FAAD2 is the fastest ISO AAC audio decoder available. FAAD2 correctly decodes all MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 MAIN, LOW, LTP, LD and ER object type AAC files.
This package contains the shared library and an extra library with support for Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM).
There are three methods to install libfaad2 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 libfaad2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfaad2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfaad2
Install libfaad2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfaad2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfaad2
Install libfaad2 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 libfaad2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfaad2
How To Uninstall libfaad2 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libfaad2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfaad2
Uninstall libfaad2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfaad2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfaad2
Remove libfaad2 Configurations and Data
To remove libfaad2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfaad2
Remove libfaad2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfaad2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfaad2
Dependencies
libfaad2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaad2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.