How to Install and Uninstall alsa-base Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "alsa-base" package

Please follow the guidance below to install alsa-base on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall alsa-base on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                alsa-base
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the alsa-base package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: alsa-base
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: sound
Source: alsa-driver
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian ALSA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 464
Provides: alsa
Depends: kmod (>= 17-1), linux-sound-base, udev
Recommends: alsa-utils
Suggests: apmd (>= 3.0.2-1), alsa-oss, oss-compat
Filename: pool/main/a/alsa-driver/alsa-base_1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5_all.deb
Size: 145082
MD5sum: ddc42aa52d04987edc96b7a6e453ee79
SHA1: 312c589b56c796fb13a4827aac4077e07831063c
SHA256: ee2fb0a2bcab12e45393a8953c66b4d6f91b731535088063f7b72a8e535d137b
Homepage: http://www.alsa-project.org/
Description: ALSA driver configuration files
Description-md5: 14d30d1beb8026b3d2636c32c5a92cca
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop