How To Install libasound2-plugin-bluez on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasound2-plugin-bluez on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libasound2-plugin-bluez
libasound2-plugin-bluez is:
Bluetooth Audio ALSA Backend allow bluetooth audio without PulseAudio.
This project is a rebirth of a direct integration between Bluez and ALSA. Since Bluez >= 5, the build-in integration has been removed in favor of 3rd party audio applications. From now on, Bluez acts as a middleware between an audio application, which implements Bluetooth audio profile, and a Bluetooth audio device.
This package contains bluez plugin for ALSA plugin.
There are three methods to install libasound2-plugin-bluez on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libasound2-plugin-bluez Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libasound2-plugin-bluez using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libasound2-plugin-bluez
Install libasound2-plugin-bluez Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libasound2-plugin-bluez using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libasound2-plugin-bluez
Install libasound2-plugin-bluez 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 libasound2-plugin-bluez using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libasound2-plugin-bluez
How To Uninstall libasound2-plugin-bluez on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libasound2-plugin-bluez package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libasound2-plugin-bluez
Uninstall libasound2-plugin-bluez And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libasound2-plugin-bluez and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasound2-plugin-bluez
Remove libasound2-plugin-bluez Configurations and Data
To remove libasound2-plugin-bluez configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libasound2-plugin-bluez
Remove libasound2-plugin-bluez configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libasound2-plugin-bluez configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasound2-plugin-bluez
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasound2-plugin-bluez package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
