How To Install libxmp4 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 libxmp4 on Ubuntu.
What is libxmp4
libxmp4 is:
libxmp is a library designed to interpret module files and produce PCM audio. It supports over 90 formats including Protracker (MOD), Scream Tracker 3 (S3M), Fast Tracker II (XM) and Impulse Tracker (IT).
There are three methods to install libxmp4 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 libxmp4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxmp4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxmp4
Install libxmp4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxmp4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxmp4
Install libxmp4 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 libxmp4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxmp4
How To Uninstall libxmp4 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libxmp4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxmp4
Uninstall libxmp4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxmp4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxmp4
Remove libxmp4 Configurations and Data
To remove libxmp4 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxmp4
Remove libxmp4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxmp4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxmp4
Dependencies
libxmp4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmp4 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.