How To Install oss4-gtk on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install oss4-gtk on Ubuntu 18.04. oss4-gtk is Open Sound System - simple GTK2-based mixer control

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install oss4-gtk on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is oss4-gtk

oss4-gtk is:

Open Sound System (OSS) is an attempt in unifying the digital audio architecture for UNIX.

This package contains a GTK2-based mixer control program.

There are three methods to install oss4-gtk 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 oss4-gtk Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install oss4-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install oss4-gtk

Install oss4-gtk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install oss4-gtk using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install oss4-gtk

Install oss4-gtk 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 oss4-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install oss4-gtk

How To Uninstall oss4-gtk on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the oss4-gtk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove oss4-gtk

Uninstall oss4-gtk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall oss4-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove oss4-gtk

Remove oss4-gtk Configurations and Data

To remove oss4-gtk configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge oss4-gtk

Remove oss4-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove oss4-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge oss4-gtk

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install oss4-gtk package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.