How To Install mkchromecast on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mkchromecast on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mkchromecast
mkchromecast is:
It is written in Python, and it streams via node.js or ffmpeg. mkchromecast is capable of using lossy and lossless audio formats provided that ffmpeg is installed. It also supports Multi-room group playback, and 24-bits/96kHz high audio resolution. Additionally, a system tray menu is also available.
By default, mkchromecast streams with node.js (or parec in Linux) together with mp3 audio coding format at a sample rate of 44100Hz and average bitrate of 192k. These defaults can be changed using the –sample-rate and -b flags. It is useful to modify these parameters when your wireless router is not very powerful, or in the case you don’t want to degrade the sound quality. You can also cast videos using the –video flag.
mkchromecast can cast using either pulseaudio or ALSA. The respective dependencies can be pulled by mkchromecast-pulseaudio and mkchromecast-alsa dependency packages respectively. For more information, please read the README.Debian file shipped in this package.
There are three methods to install mkchromecast 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 mkchromecast Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mkchromecast using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mkchromecast
Install mkchromecast Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mkchromecast using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mkchromecast
Install mkchromecast 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 mkchromecast using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mkchromecast
How To Uninstall mkchromecast on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mkchromecast package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mkchromecast
Uninstall mkchromecast And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mkchromecast and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkchromecast
Remove mkchromecast Configurations and Data
To remove mkchromecast configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mkchromecast
Remove mkchromecast configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mkchromecast configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mkchromecast
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mkchromecast package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
