How To Install libasound2-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasound2-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libasound2-data
libasound2-data is:
This package contains configuration files for ALSA drivers and UCM profiles for use with alsaucm.
ALSA is the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.
There are three methods to install libasound2-data 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 libasound2-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libasound2-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libasound2-data
Install libasound2-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libasound2-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libasound2-data
Install libasound2-data 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 libasound2-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libasound2-data
How To Uninstall libasound2-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libasound2-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libasound2-data
Uninstall libasound2-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libasound2-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasound2-data
Remove libasound2-data Configurations and Data
To remove libasound2-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libasound2-data
Remove libasound2-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libasound2-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasound2-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasound2-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
