How To Install alsa-ucm on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-ucm in AlmaLinux 8. alsa-ucm is ALSA Use Case Manager configuration

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-ucm on AlmaLinux 8.

What is alsa-ucm

The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) Universal Configuration Manager allows configuration of Audio input/output names and routing

We can use yum or dnf to install alsa-ucm on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install alsa-ucm.

Install alsa-ucm on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install alsa-ucm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install alsa-ucm

Install alsa-ucm on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install alsa-ucm using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install alsa-ucm

How To Uninstall alsa-ucm on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the alsa-ucm package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove alsa-ucm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-ucm on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.