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Quick installation of alsa-utils:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: alsa-utils
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install alsa-utils
Package Details | |
| Package: | alsa-utils |
| Version: | 1.0.25-1ubuntu5.2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.alsa-project.org/ |
| Description: | Utilities for configuring and using ALSA Included tools: - amixer: command line mixer - alsamixer: curses mixer - amidi: read from and write to ALSA RawMIDI ports - aplay, arecord: command line playback and recording - aplaymidi, arecordmidi: command line MIDI playback and recording - aconnect, aseqnet, aseqdump: command line MIDI sequencer control . ALSA is the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture. Multi-Arch: foreign Homepage: http://www.alsa-project.org/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | sound |
How to install alsa-utils on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If alsa-utils is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L alsa-utils' will give followin error.
Installing alsa-utils:
After system update use the following command to install alsa-utils:
sudo apt-get install alsa-utils
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove alsa-utils from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the alsa-utils from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the alsa-utils following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove alsa-utils
Following command is used to remove the alsa-utils package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove alsa-utils
This will remove alsa-utils and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing alsa-utils with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge alsa-utils
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove alsa-utils
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with alsa-utils package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
