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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libsox-fmt-alsa" package

This tutorial shows how to install libsox-fmt-alsa on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libsox-fmt-alsa" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libsox-fmt-alsa on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: libsox-fmt-alsa
Architecture: amd64
Version: 14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u2ubuntu0.20.04.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/sound
Source: sox
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 62
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libsox3 (>= 14.4.2~)
Filename: pool/universe/s/sox/libsox-fmt-alsa_14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u2ubuntu0.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 10532
MD5sum: 5a639a2769da6a1b68edcce1cb9a8a52
SHA1: dc06005dc7920cd7f8dcae2d124ba549253fd088
SHA256: 3b750f89582aec2829dc9f7698d4a112ec5e14a84d16ee8004ed3f851d8206e4
SHA512: 3c6b5d18850df6a45f1dedaf048800ee865364b4fe390be71dd395f0bcd5c7faba4653e6e51c2323524acc52586eb761aad1a99e19144d8a1bcb07885d5777a0
Homepage: https://sox.sourceforge.io/
Description: SoX alsa format I/O library
Description-md5: 8120e471784ca59326086ba50837fa08
Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-graphics

Package: libsox-fmt-alsa
Architecture: amd64
Version: 14.4.2+git20190427-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/sound
Source: sox
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 61
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libsox3 (>= 14.4.2~)
Filename: pool/universe/s/sox/libsox-fmt-alsa_14.4.2+git20190427-2_amd64.deb
Size: 10516
MD5sum: 3d846554de1a84a30469cad7f96cd447
SHA1: f276e20a64869dadeaf20ba072bd8e62eae9df83
SHA256: cc40b7ca724d1f13e125f322ba5cd8d23946269d75867de34641d96dadde0a35
Homepage: https://sox.sourceforge.io/
Description: SoX alsa format I/O library
Description-md5: 8120e471784ca59326086ba50837fa08
Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-graphics