How to Install and Uninstall libasound2 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "libasound2" package

This tutorial shows how to install libasound2 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libasound2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libasound2" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libasound2 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libasound2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libasound2 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: libasound2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.3.2-1ubuntu3.2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: alsa-lib
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian ALSA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1121
Depends: libasound2-data (>= 1.2.3.2-1ubuntu3.2), libc6 (>= 2.29)
Suggests: libasound2-plugins (>= 1.0.24)
Breaks: alsa-utils (<< 1.2.1)
Filename: pool/main/a/alsa-lib/libasound2_1.2.3.2-1ubuntu3.2_amd64.deb
Size: 334084
MD5sum: 8dd5e5bbca6d9d86c0982af8dd7b42ed
SHA1: bff083ad826addea5091032579a2c216a3205f0e
SHA256: b81db2808ffc18194c0c48276f3505e82bd0876c72b27e039990cc0401de39c6
SHA512: 6058ea0edfbdce36dbd28ec456dc35ef79b095a9d1e0d9d6f3c5ee8d9eb2ebb4e8509bebfe710a5caa391b6af5e8c67860c6f0a5520f630ca478139653da4891
Homepage: https://www.alsa-project.org/
Description-en: shared library for ALSA applications
This package contains the ALSA library and its standard plugins, as well
as the required configuration files.
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ALSA is the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.
Description-md5: f80c24ce80b76f9116fc6c7d1a8aa34b
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: libasound2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.3.2-1ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: alsa-lib
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian ALSA Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1121
Depends: libasound2-data (>= 1.2.3.2-1ubuntu3), libc6 (>= 2.29)
Suggests: libasound2-plugins (>= 1.0.24)
Breaks: alsa-utils (<< 1.2.1)
Filename: pool/main/a/alsa-lib/libasound2_1.2.3.2-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 333988
MD5sum: 4d37d5f408d47cbb9d040b5bd51cd74d
SHA1: 3744371583e62ac5a2444af3e307599f2de36aa0
SHA256: d9aa5151d392258377897ce5fbb01f98ae3e71e8d3862c313c5c43fe61646150
SHA512: db73550be0055d81869aa929fcf5e6ba1473f58ae810db999552d8f0846aff9ee2af2ba9e1e61b328e73f482774acc21a0f15e7339ca43efba9aabb04e947f7d
Homepage: https://www.alsa-project.org/
Description-en: shared library for ALSA applications
This package contains the ALSA library and its standard plugins, as well
as the required configuration files.
.
ALSA is the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.
Description-md5: f80c24ce80b76f9116fc6c7d1a8aa34b
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop