How To Install pamixer on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pamixer on Debian 12.
What is pamixer
pamixer is:
pamixer is like amixer but for pulseaudio. It can control the volume levels of the sinks.
There are three methods to install pamixer on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pamixer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pamixer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pamixer
Install pamixer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pamixer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pamixer
Install pamixer 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pamixer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pamixer
How To Uninstall pamixer on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pamixer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pamixer
Uninstall pamixer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pamixer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pamixer
Remove pamixer Configurations and Data
To remove pamixer configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pamixer
Remove pamixer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pamixer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pamixer
Dependencies
pamixer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pamixer package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
