How To Install pulseaudio-module-raop on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pulseaudio-module-raop on Debian 12.
What is pulseaudio-module-raop
pulseaudio-module-raop is:
PulseAudio, previously known as Polypaudio, is a sound server for POSIX and WIN32 systems. It is a drop in replacement for the ESD sound server with much better latency, mixing/re-sampling quality and overall architecture.
This module enables PulseAudio to stream audio to an Apple Airport Express.
There are three methods to install pulseaudio-module-raop 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 pulseaudio-module-raop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pulseaudio-module-raop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pulseaudio-module-raop
Install pulseaudio-module-raop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pulseaudio-module-raop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pulseaudio-module-raop
Install pulseaudio-module-raop 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 pulseaudio-module-raop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pulseaudio-module-raop
How To Uninstall pulseaudio-module-raop on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pulseaudio-module-raop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio-module-raop
Uninstall pulseaudio-module-raop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pulseaudio-module-raop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pulseaudio-module-raop
Remove pulseaudio-module-raop Configurations and Data
To remove pulseaudio-module-raop configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pulseaudio-module-raop
Remove pulseaudio-module-raop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pulseaudio-module-raop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pulseaudio-module-raop
Dependencies
pulseaudio-module-raop have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pulseaudio-module-raop package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
