How To Install mixer.app on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mixer.app on Ubuntu 22.04. mixer.app is Another mixer application designed for WindowMaker

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mixer.app on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is mixer.app

mixer.app is:

There’s nothing in the program that makes it require WindowMaker, except maybe the look. Mixer.app is a mixer utility for Linux systems. Requires /dev/mixer to work. Provides three customizable controls on a tiny 64x64 app.

There are three methods to install mixer.app on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mixer.app Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mixer.app using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mixer.app

Install mixer.app Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mixer.app using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mixer.app

Install mixer.app 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 mixer.app using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mixer.app

How To Uninstall mixer.app on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the mixer.app package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mixer.app

Uninstall mixer.app And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mixer.app and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mixer.app

Remove mixer.app Configurations and Data

To remove mixer.app configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mixer.app

Remove mixer.app configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mixer.app configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mixer.app

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mixer.app package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.