How To Install libasound2-plugin-equal on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasound2-plugin-equal on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libasound2-plugin-equal
libasound2-plugin-equal is:
Alsaequal is a real-time adjustable equalizer plugin for ALSA. It can be adjusted using an ALSA compatible mixer, like alsamixergui or alsamixer.
Alsaequal uses the Eq CAPS LADSPA Plugin for audio processing, actually alsaequal is a generic LADSPA plugin interface with real-time access to the LADSPA controls (the LADSPA plugin included with alsa doesn’t allow for real-time controls) but it was developed for and only tested with Eq CAPS LADSPA plugin.
There are three methods to install libasound2-plugin-equal 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-plugin-equal 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-plugin-equal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libasound2-plugin-equal
Install libasound2-plugin-equal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libasound2-plugin-equal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libasound2-plugin-equal
Install libasound2-plugin-equal 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-plugin-equal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libasound2-plugin-equal
How To Uninstall libasound2-plugin-equal on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libasound2-plugin-equal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libasound2-plugin-equal
Uninstall libasound2-plugin-equal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libasound2-plugin-equal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasound2-plugin-equal
Remove libasound2-plugin-equal Configurations and Data
To remove libasound2-plugin-equal configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libasound2-plugin-equal
Remove libasound2-plugin-equal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libasound2-plugin-equal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasound2-plugin-equal
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasound2-plugin-equal package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
