How To Install snd-gtk-pulse on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install snd-gtk-pulse on Debian 9. snd-gtk-pulse is Sound file editor (GTK+ user interface - PulseAudio)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install snd-gtk-pulse on Debian 9.

What is snd-gtk-pulse

snd-gtk-pulse is:

Snd is a powerful sound file editor that can be customized and extended using the Scheme programming language.

This package contains the files for the GTK+ user interface with PulseAudio support.

There are three methods to install snd-gtk-pulse on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install snd-gtk-pulse Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install snd-gtk-pulse using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install snd-gtk-pulse

Install snd-gtk-pulse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install snd-gtk-pulse using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install snd-gtk-pulse

Install snd-gtk-pulse 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install snd-gtk-pulse using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install snd-gtk-pulse

How To Uninstall snd-gtk-pulse on Debian 9

To uninstall only the snd-gtk-pulse package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove snd-gtk-pulse

Uninstall snd-gtk-pulse And Its Dependencies

To uninstall snd-gtk-pulse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove snd-gtk-pulse

Remove snd-gtk-pulse Configurations and Data

To remove snd-gtk-pulse configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge snd-gtk-pulse

Remove snd-gtk-pulse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove snd-gtk-pulse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snd-gtk-pulse

Dependencies

snd-gtk-pulse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install snd-gtk-pulse package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.