How To Install librem-dev 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 librem-dev on Ubuntu.
What is librem-dev
librem-dev is:
A compact, portable and generic library for realtime audio and video processing.
Library has following features:
- Audio buffering, mixing, codecs and resampling
- Video mixing, rescaling and pixel format conversion
Library was designed with following goals:
- Portable POSIX source code (ANSI C89 and ISO C99 standard)
- Intelligent and user friendly APIs
- Robust, fast, low memory footprint
This package provides required development header files which allows integrating librem with your application.
There are three methods to install librem-dev 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 librem-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librem-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librem-dev
Install librem-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librem-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librem-dev
Install librem-dev 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 librem-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librem-dev
How To Uninstall librem-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the librem-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librem-dev
Uninstall librem-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librem-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librem-dev
Remove librem-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librem-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librem-dev
Remove librem-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librem-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librem-dev
Dependencies
librem-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librem-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.