How To Install pavumeter on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pavumeter on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pavumeter
pavumeter 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.
A simple volume meter for the PulseAudio sound server.
There are three methods to install pavumeter 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 pavumeter Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pavumeter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pavumeter
Install pavumeter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pavumeter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pavumeter
Install pavumeter 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 pavumeter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pavumeter
How To Uninstall pavumeter on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pavumeter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pavumeter
Uninstall pavumeter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pavumeter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pavumeter
Remove pavumeter Configurations and Data
To remove pavumeter configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pavumeter
Remove pavumeter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pavumeter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pavumeter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pavumeter package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
