How To Install pulseaudio-module-gconf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pulseaudio-module-gconf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pulseaudio-module-gconf
pulseaudio-module-gconf is:
PulseAudio, previously known as Polypaudio, is a sound server for POSIX and WIN32 systems. It is a drop in replacement for the ESD sound server with much better latency, mixing/re-sampling quality and overall architecture.
This module enables PulseAudio to store additional configuration in GConf.
The module is called module-gconf.
There are three methods to install pulseaudio-module-gconf 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 pulseaudio-module-gconf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pulseaudio-module-gconf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pulseaudio-module-gconf
Install pulseaudio-module-gconf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pulseaudio-module-gconf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pulseaudio-module-gconf
Install pulseaudio-module-gconf 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 pulseaudio-module-gconf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pulseaudio-module-gconf
How To Uninstall pulseaudio-module-gconf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pulseaudio-module-gconf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio-module-gconf
Uninstall pulseaudio-module-gconf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pulseaudio-module-gconf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pulseaudio-module-gconf
Remove pulseaudio-module-gconf Configurations and Data
To remove pulseaudio-module-gconf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pulseaudio-module-gconf
Remove pulseaudio-module-gconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pulseaudio-module-gconf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pulseaudio-module-gconf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pulseaudio-module-gconf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
