How To Install mkchromecast on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mkchromecast
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mkchromecast
mkchromecast is:
It is written in Python, and it streams via node.js, ffmpeg, or avconv. mkchromecast is capable of using lossy and lossless audio formats provided that ffmpeg is installed. It also supports Multi-room group playback, and 24-bits/96kHz high audio resolution. Additionally, a system tray menu is also available.
By default, mkchromecast streams with node.js (or parec in Linux) together with mp3 audio coding format at a sample rate of 44100Hz and average bitrate of 192k. These defaults can be changed using the –sample-rate and -b flags. It is useful to modify these parameters when your wireless router is not very powerful, or in the case you don’t want to degrade the sound quality. You can also cast videos using the –video flag.
mkchromecast can cast using either pulseaudio or ALSA. The respective dependencies can be pulled by mkchromecast-pulseaudio and mkchromecast-alsa dependency packages respectively. For more information, please read the README.Debian file shipped in this package.
There are three methods to install mkchromecast
on Ubuntu 20.04. 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 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
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mkchromecast
Install mkchromecast Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mkchromecast
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mkchromecast
Install mkchromecast 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
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mkchromecast
How To Uninstall mkchromecast on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mkchromecast
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mkchromecast
Uninstall mkchromecast And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mkchromecast
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkchromecast
Remove mkchromecast Configurations and Data
To remove mkchromecast
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mkchromecast
Remove mkchromecast configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mkchromecast
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mkchromecast
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mkchromecast
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.