How To Install xmix on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmix on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xmix
xmix is:
This interface to the sound driver mixer allows easy adjustment of the sound card’s input and output levels, and selection of sound source for recording.
There are three methods to install xmix 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 xmix Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xmix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xmix
Install xmix Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xmix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xmix
Install xmix 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 xmix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xmix
How To Uninstall xmix on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xmix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xmix
Uninstall xmix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xmix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmix
Remove xmix Configurations and Data
To remove xmix configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xmix
Remove xmix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xmix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmix
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmix package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
