How to Install and Uninstall libao-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "libao-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libao-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall libao-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libao-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 282
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ron Lee
Architecture: amd64
Source: libao
Version: 1.1.0-3ubuntu1
Depends: libao4 (= 1.1.0-3ubuntu1), libc6-dev
Filename: pool/main/liba/libao/libao-dev_1.1.0-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 47602
MD5sum: 786bfd731e926b41eebc3b018d3b745e
SHA1: 3d460497c5e621a4f9c4e25780b720b5d0faf889
SHA256: a755c36024065dcd0e4b4847a93bb6d7a50176c3caf7abc1c69c41dbaafd5820
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)
* esd (EsounD or Enlightened Sound Daemon)
* 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: ca2756e818c8b0080fd300dca01c2429
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.xiph.org/ao/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m