How To Install multimedia-jack on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install multimedia-jack on Ubuntu 18.04. multimedia-jack is JACK (Jack Audio Connection Kit) and ALSA related packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install multimedia-jack on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is multimedia-jack

multimedia-jack is:

This metapackage will install pro audio JACK (Jack Audio Connection Kit) and ALSA related packages.

There are three methods to install multimedia-jack 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 multimedia-jack Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install multimedia-jack using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install multimedia-jack

Install multimedia-jack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install multimedia-jack using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install multimedia-jack

Install multimedia-jack 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 multimedia-jack using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install multimedia-jack

How To Uninstall multimedia-jack on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the multimedia-jack package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove multimedia-jack

Uninstall multimedia-jack And Its Dependencies

To uninstall multimedia-jack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove multimedia-jack

Remove multimedia-jack Configurations and Data

To remove multimedia-jack configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge multimedia-jack

Remove multimedia-jack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove multimedia-jack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge multimedia-jack

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install multimedia-jack package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.