How To Install libmad0 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 libmad0 on Ubuntu.
What is libmad0
libmad0 is:
MAD is an MPEG audio decoder. It currently only supports the MPEG 1 standard, but fully implements all three audio layers (Layer I, Layer II, and Layer III, the latter often colloquially known as MP3.)
MAD has the following special features:
- 100% fixed-point (integer) computation
- completely new implementation based on the ISO/IEC 11172-3 standard
- distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)
There are three methods to install libmad0 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 libmad0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmad0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmad0
Install libmad0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmad0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmad0
Install libmad0 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 libmad0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmad0
How To Uninstall libmad0 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libmad0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmad0
Uninstall libmad0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmad0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmad0
Remove libmad0 Configurations and Data
To remove libmad0 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmad0
Remove libmad0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmad0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmad0
Dependencies
libmad0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmad0 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.