How To Install libflac++6v5 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 libflac++6v5 on Ubuntu.
What is libflac++6v5
libflac++6v5 is:
FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. Grossly oversimplified, FLAC is similar to MP3, but lossless. The FLAC project consists of:
- The stream format
- libFLAC, which implements a reference encoder, stream decoder, and file decoder
- flac, which is a command-line wrapper around libFLAC to encode and decode .flac files
- Input plugins for various music players (Winamp, XMMS, and more in the works)
This package contains the runtime library libFLAC++.
There are three methods to install libflac++6v5 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 libflac++6v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libflac++6v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libflac++6v5
Install libflac++6v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libflac++6v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libflac++6v5
Install libflac++6v5 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 libflac++6v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libflac++6v5
How To Uninstall libflac++6v5 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libflac++6v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libflac++6v5
Uninstall libflac++6v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libflac++6v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libflac++6v5
Remove libflac++6v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libflac++6v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libflac++6v5
Remove libflac++6v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libflac++6v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libflac++6v5
Dependencies
libflac++6v5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libflac++6v5 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.