How To Install libfdk-aac2 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 libfdk-aac2 on Ubuntu.
What is libfdk-aac2
libfdk-aac2 is:
The FDK AAC Codec Library For Android contains an encoder implementation of the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) audio codec.
This package contains the files needed to run a program compiled using The Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library.
There are three methods to install libfdk-aac2 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 libfdk-aac2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfdk-aac2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfdk-aac2
Install libfdk-aac2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfdk-aac2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfdk-aac2
Install libfdk-aac2 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 libfdk-aac2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfdk-aac2
How To Uninstall libfdk-aac2 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libfdk-aac2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfdk-aac2
Uninstall libfdk-aac2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfdk-aac2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfdk-aac2
Remove libfdk-aac2 Configurations and Data
To remove libfdk-aac2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfdk-aac2
Remove libfdk-aac2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfdk-aac2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfdk-aac2
Dependencies
libfdk-aac2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdk-aac2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.