The libao package contains a cross-platform audio library. This is useful to output audio on a wide variety of platforms. It currently supports WAV files, OSS (Open Sound System), ESD (Enlighten Sound Daemon) and ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture).
Download (HTTP): http://fatpipe.vorbis.com/files/1.0/unix/libao-0.8.3.tar.gz
Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.yars.free.net/pub/software/unix/util/sound/ogg/libao-0.8.3.tar.gz
Download size: 212 KB
Estimated Disk space required: 1.7 MB
Estimated build time: 0.05 SBU
Install libao by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr && make && make install |
The libao package contains libao libraries.
libao libraries provide functions for programs wishing to output sound over supported platforms.