How to Install and Uninstall fdkaac Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "fdkaac" package

This is a short guide on how to install fdkaac on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fdkaac
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fdkaac" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall fdkaac on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fdkaac
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fdkaac package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: fdkaac
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/sound
Installed-Size: 100
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Marius Gavrilescu
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.2-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libfdk-aac0 (>= 0.1.1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/f/fdkaac/fdkaac_0.6.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 38234
MD5sum: 9cef722f34db10114ed09de6e5c4d2fa
SHA1: 436347bda059f6b0cbccab80a374d07538f907dc
SHA256: 46b69d17f3ff9c17d3146dad3701890a67d5b914bc3791138d579ec2597b62ff
Description-en: command line encoder frontend for libfdk-aac
fdkaac is a command-line AAC encoder based on libfdk-aac.
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It reads linear PCM audio in either WAV, raw PCM, or CAF format and
encodes it into M4A / AAC files.
Description-md5: fcbe7317aa8b9e391239fe1281b1c42a
Homepage: https://github.com/nu774/fdkaac
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu