How to Install and Uninstall pipewire Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "pipewire" package

Please follow the guidance below to install pipewire on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pipewire
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pipewire" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall pipewire on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pipewire
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pipewire package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: pipewire
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.3-1ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 121
Depends: libpipewire-0.3-modules (= 1.0.3-1ubuntu2), pipewire-bin (= 1.0.3-1ubuntu2), init-system-helpers (>= 1.52), adduser
Filename: pool/main/p/pipewire/pipewire_1.0.3-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 88186
MD5sum: 43c30d265af0007253207fbd843f4313
SHA1: a30893b6337dc9d0831e9b81b13e9507c276fe11
SHA256: 0e5bc95c8d5cdef66cea4f268ce0b14125cdae694abe66e7549ed3e28cc45aa8
SHA512: 4aab35f80693cb0741a7fd3c1fccdbf036419dc1d37692d66cdd0bbcf989a1d83b1de46defc9cecb1918ba555211b85fa2efccaa1798929a2d5a7958afba9090
Homepage: https://pipewire.org/
Description: audio and video processing engine multimedia server
Description-md5: 2870d5dfc2ca4a6f8d92a71bfc2fda8c
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi