How To Install pulseaudio on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pulseaudio in Fedora 36. pulseaudio is Improved Linux Sound Server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pulseaudio on Fedora 36.

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 Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pulseaudio.

Install pulseaudio on Fedora 36 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 Fedora 36 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 Fedora 36

To uninstall only the pulseaudio package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pulseaudio

pulseaudio Package Contents on Fedora 36

/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
/usr/lib/.build-id/00
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/usr/lib64/pulse-15.0/modules
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/usr/lib64/pulse-15.0/modules/libcli.so
/usr/lib64/pulse-15.0/modules/libprotocol-cli.so
/usr/lib64/pulse-15.0/modules/libprotocol-http.so
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/usr/lib64/pulse-15.0/modules/libprotocol-simple.so
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/usr/lib64/pulse-15.0/modules/libwebrtc-util.so
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/usr/lib64/pulse-15.0/modules/module-native-protocol-tcp.so
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/usr/lib64/pulse-15.0/modules/module-null-source.so
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/usr/lib64/pulse-15.0/modules/module-rtp-send.so
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/usr/lib64/pulseaudio/libpulsecore-15.0.so
/usr/libexec/pulse
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/usr/share/doc/pulseaudio
/usr/share/doc/pulseaudio/README
/usr/share/licenses/pulseaudio
/usr/share/licenses/pulseaudio/GPL
/usr/share/licenses/pulseaudio/LGPL
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/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-dock-mic.conf
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/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-headphone-mic.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-headset-mic.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic-always.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-linein.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-mic-line.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-mic.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-mic.conf.common
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/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-tvtuner.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-video.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input.conf.common
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-chat.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones-2.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-lineout.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-mono.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-speaker-always.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-speaker.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/hdmi-output-0.conf
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/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/hdmi-output-10.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/hdmi-output-2.conf
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/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/iec958-stereo-input.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/iec958-stereo-output.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/steelseries-arctis-output-chat-common.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/steelseries-arctis-output-game-common.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/usb-gaming-headset-input.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/usb-gaming-headset-output-mono.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/usb-gaming-headset-output-stereo.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/virtual-surround-7.1.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/audigy.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/behringer-umc22.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/cmedia-high-speed-true-hdaudio.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/default.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/dell-dock-tb16-usb-audio.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/force-speaker-and-int-mic.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/force-speaker.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/hp-tbt-dock-120w-g2.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/hp-tbt-dock-audio-module.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-komplete-audio6.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/sennheiser-gsx.conf
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/simple-headphones-mic.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

References

pulseaudio website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pulseaudio on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).