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

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "pipewire-alsa" package

Please follow the instructions below to install pipewire-alsa on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall pipewire-alsa on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


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

Package: pipewire-alsa
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.3-1ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: sound
Source: pipewire
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 214
Depends: pipewire (= 1.0.3-1ubuntu2), libasound2 (>= 1.1.7), libc6 (>= 2.38), libpipewire-0.3-0 (= 1.0.3-1ubuntu2)
Conflicts: pulseaudio
Breaks: pipewire-audio-client-libraries (<< 0.3.54-1~)
Replaces: pipewire-audio-client-libraries (<< 0.3.54-1~)
Filename: pool/main/p/pipewire/pipewire-alsa_1.0.3-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 48508
MD5sum: 38949330b70a353ee5cd48d29a25682c
SHA1: 5908f314816baa672045cbec4de5cb76f26b77a3
SHA256: 65f12b49669529eb4ec6a93bee31147f5c9a6546a6d8eb812974f66128c9f26c
SHA512: 5e32534f76c881bdd155c04a9baf2412419b118a3c78f242c10deda50facf029ddb3fcddfaf5d2c76c3a6dceeacc3143e526b730eb5e6768b3fdb28394db2e92
Homepage: https://pipewire.org/
Description: PipeWire ALSA plugin
Description-md5: b79f9c7054abcbc04373486d73c94714
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-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