How To Install mkchromecast-pulseaudio on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mkchromecast-pulseaudio on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mkchromecast-pulseaudio
mkchromecast-pulseaudio is:
This dependency package contains an informational list of packages which are considered essential for using mkchromecast together with pulseaudio sound server. This package also depends on the packages on that list.
There are three methods to install mkchromecast-pulseaudio 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 mkchromecast-pulseaudio Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mkchromecast-pulseaudio using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mkchromecast-pulseaudio
Install mkchromecast-pulseaudio Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mkchromecast-pulseaudio using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mkchromecast-pulseaudio
Install mkchromecast-pulseaudio 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 mkchromecast-pulseaudio using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mkchromecast-pulseaudio
How To Uninstall mkchromecast-pulseaudio on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mkchromecast-pulseaudio package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mkchromecast-pulseaudio
Uninstall mkchromecast-pulseaudio And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mkchromecast-pulseaudio and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkchromecast-pulseaudio
Remove mkchromecast-pulseaudio Configurations and Data
To remove mkchromecast-pulseaudio configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mkchromecast-pulseaudio
Remove mkchromecast-pulseaudio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mkchromecast-pulseaudio configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mkchromecast-pulseaudio
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mkchromecast-pulseaudio package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
