How To Install libcanberra-gstreamer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanberra-gstreamer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcanberra-gstreamer
libcanberra-gstreamer is:
libcanberra defines a simple abstract interface for playing event sounds.
This package contains the GStreamer backend for libcanberra.
There are three methods to install libcanberra-gstreamer 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 libcanberra-gstreamer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcanberra-gstreamer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcanberra-gstreamer
Install libcanberra-gstreamer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcanberra-gstreamer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcanberra-gstreamer
Install libcanberra-gstreamer 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 libcanberra-gstreamer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcanberra-gstreamer
How To Uninstall libcanberra-gstreamer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcanberra-gstreamer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcanberra-gstreamer
Uninstall libcanberra-gstreamer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcanberra-gstreamer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcanberra-gstreamer
Remove libcanberra-gstreamer Configurations and Data
To remove libcanberra-gstreamer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcanberra-gstreamer
Remove libcanberra-gstreamer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcanberra-gstreamer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcanberra-gstreamer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanberra-gstreamer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
