How to Install and Uninstall libao-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libao-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install libao-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libao-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libao-dev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libao-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libao-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libao-dev package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libao-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.2+20180113-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libao
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ron Lee
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 139
Depends: libao4 (= 1.2.2+20180113-1ubuntu1), libc6-dev
Filename: pool/main/liba/libao/libao-dev_1.2.2+20180113-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 21956
MD5sum: 4c63b7493ee8913359e5b8547bc10b5b
SHA1: 9a39c22e8e640fef9b468a344171fae15e3e587c
SHA256: 3edc100eab56ff8b8a61958b0b6514f15bec8eb5296347f6421602a81505f9ad
SHA512: 15ea2de7b564932724514372140f2f58090c48f09fbbb8577b646dabec8fa65556f68c5995acec716155904d230b4514e885631ca5a6d90a3452daadd2392b4a
Homepage: http://www.xiph.org/ao/
Description-en: Cross Platform Audio Output Library Development
Libao is a cross-platform audio library that allows programs to output audio
using a simple API on a wide variety of platforms. It currently supports:
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* Null output (handy for testing without a sound device)
* WAV files
* AU files
* OSS (Open Sound System, used on Linux and FreeBSD)
* ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
* PulseAudio (next generation GNOME sound server)
* and several others.
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This package contains the header files and static libraries required for
developing applications that use libao.
Description-md5: 7ef8d936721d85cc443bba7bbe24cef8