Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdca0 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libdca0
libdca0 is:
libdca provides a low-level interface to decode audio frames encoded using
DTS Coherent Acoustics. DTS Coherent Acoustics streams are commonly found
on DVDs, DTS audio CDs and some radio broadcastings. libdca also provides
downmixing and dynamic range compression for various output configurations.
This package contains the shared library.
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop
There are three methods to install libdca0 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdca0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdca0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdca0
Install libdca0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdca0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdca0
Install libdca0 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 libdca0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdca0
How To Uninstall libdca0 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libdca0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdca0
Uninstall libdca0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdca0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdca0
Remove libdca0 Configurations and Data
To remove libdca0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdca0
Remove libdca0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdca0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdca0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdca0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
