How to Install and Uninstall alsa-utils Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 30,2025

1. Install "alsa-utils" package

This guide let you learn how to install alsa-utils on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall alsa-utils on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                alsa-utils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the alsa-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: alsa-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.3-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: sound
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian ALSA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2248
Provides: audio-mixer
Depends: kmod (>= 17-1~), lsb-base (>= 3.0-9), whiptail | dialog, libasound2 (>= 1.1.1), libc6 (>= 2.15), libfftw3-single3 (>= 3.3.5), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libsamplerate0 (>= 0.1.7), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/main/a/alsa-utils/alsa-utils_1.1.3-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 965814
MD5sum: 3c812a9f7b7f2f4e665b78581ec44cf1
SHA1: 202fee59fadfec79b427dfe44f0be983c77bbb2c
SHA256: 45792682659f78868262c46af7fd03643c74599296e11a416d42a7d60380d590
Homepage: https://www.alsa-project.org/
Description: Utilities for configuring and using ALSA
Description-md5: a4e555adf5e969eded25828df3763172
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y