How To Install libasound2-plugins-extra on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasound2-plugins-extra on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libasound2-plugins-extra
libasound2-plugins-extra is:
This package contains plugins for the ALSA library that are not included in the main libasound2 or libasound2-plugins packages.
The following plugins are included:
- a52: S16 to A52 stream converter
- lavcrate: rate converter
There are three methods to install libasound2-plugins-extra on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-plugins-extra 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-plugins-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libasound2-plugins-extra
Install libasound2-plugins-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libasound2-plugins-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libasound2-plugins-extra
Install libasound2-plugins-extra 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-plugins-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libasound2-plugins-extra
How To Uninstall libasound2-plugins-extra on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libasound2-plugins-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libasound2-plugins-extra
Uninstall libasound2-plugins-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libasound2-plugins-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasound2-plugins-extra
Remove libasound2-plugins-extra Configurations and Data
To remove libasound2-plugins-extra configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libasound2-plugins-extra
Remove libasound2-plugins-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libasound2-plugins-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasound2-plugins-extra
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasound2-plugins-extra package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
