How To Install linux-sound-base on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-sound-base on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is linux-sound-base
linux-sound-base is:
This package allows the administrator to choose between the OSS and ALSA sound systems.
ALSA is the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture. OSS is the free version of the Open Sound System.
There are three methods to install linux-sound-base 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 linux-sound-base Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-sound-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-sound-base
Install linux-sound-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-sound-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-sound-base
Install linux-sound-base 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 linux-sound-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-sound-base
How To Uninstall linux-sound-base on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the linux-sound-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-sound-base
Uninstall linux-sound-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-sound-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-sound-base
Remove linux-sound-base Configurations and Data
To remove linux-sound-base configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-sound-base
Remove linux-sound-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-sound-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-sound-base
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-sound-base package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
