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How To Install libsox-fmt-alsa on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023  (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes  • 346 words

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsox-fmt-alsa on Ubuntu.

What is libsox-fmt-alsa

libsox-fmt-alsa is:

SoX is the swiss army knife of sound processing.

This package contains the SoX alsa format I/O library.

alsa: https://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Main_Page

There are three methods to install libsox-fmt-alsa 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 libsox-fmt-alsa Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsox-fmt-alsa using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsox-fmt-alsa

Install libsox-fmt-alsa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsox-fmt-alsa using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsox-fmt-alsa

Install libsox-fmt-alsa 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 libsox-fmt-alsa using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsox-fmt-alsa

How To Uninstall libsox-fmt-alsa on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libsox-fmt-alsa package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsox-fmt-alsa

Uninstall libsox-fmt-alsa And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsox-fmt-alsa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsox-fmt-alsa

Remove libsox-fmt-alsa Configurations and Data

To remove libsox-fmt-alsa configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsox-fmt-alsa

Remove libsox-fmt-alsa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsox-fmt-alsa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsox-fmt-alsa

Dependencies

libsox-fmt-alsa have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsox-fmt-alsa package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.

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