How To Install pulseaudio on Rocky Linux 8
In this tutorial we learn how to install pulseaudio on Rocky Linux 8. pulseaudio is Improved Linux Sound Server
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pulseaudio on Rocky Linux 8.
What is pulseaudio
PulseAudio is a sound server for Linux and other Unix like operating systems. It is intended to be an improved drop-in replacement for the Enlightened Sound Daemon (ESOUND).
We can use yum or dnf to install pulseaudio on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pulseaudio.
Install pulseaudio on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install pulseaudio using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pulseaudio
Install pulseaudio on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install pulseaudio using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pulseaudio
How To Uninstall pulseaudio on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the pulseaudio package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pulseaudio
pulseaudio Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/etc/dbus-1/system.d/pulseaudio-system.conf
/etc/pulse/daemon.conf
/etc/pulse/default.pa
/etc/pulse/system.pa
/usr/bin/pa-info
/usr/bin/pulseaudio
/usr/lib/.build-id
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/usr/lib64/pulse-14.0/modules/module-alsa-card.so
/usr/lib64/pulse-14.0/modules/module-alsa-sink.so
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/usr/lib64/pulse-14.0/modules/module-always-sink.so
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/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/steelseries-arctis-output-game-common.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/usb-gaming-headset-input.conf
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/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/usb-gaming-headset-output-stereo.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets
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/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/cmedia-high-speed-true-hdaudio.conf
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/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/force-speaker.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/kinect-audio.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/maudio-fasttrack-pro.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/native-instruments-audio4dj.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/native-instruments-audio8dj.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/native-instruments-korecontroller.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/native-instruments-traktor-audio10.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/native-instruments-traktor-audio2.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/native-instruments-traktor-audio6.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/native-instruments-traktorkontrol-s4.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/sb-omni-surround-5.1.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/steelseries-arctis-common-usb-audio.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/usb-gaming-headset.conf
/usr/share/zsh
/usr/share/zsh/site-functions
/usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_pulseaudio
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pulseaudio on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
