How to Install and Uninstall libao-common Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libao-common" package

This tutorial shows how to install libao-common on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libao-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libao-common" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libao-common on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libao-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libao-common package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libao-common
Architecture: all
Version: 1.2.2+20180113-1.1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: libao
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ron Lee
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 24
Conflicts: libao2
Breaks: libao4 (<< 1.0.0-2)
Replaces: libao4 (<< 1.0.0-2)
Filename: pool/main/liba/libao/libao-common_1.2.2+20180113-1.1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 6640
MD5sum: 25615464df8907864a9391ecb7dd20c5
SHA1: 95a5da8235783fffbd4180fec7d262e2c00190d3
SHA256: 54a8b6508562404c386df9f88731e4e8af43c872f1d08830b4db183bbb60d57f
SHA512: 96f648a4e58b7ac5a722da11e88a7905785d20255b8af010db7f1d3c162e4c38af39a37490170cc9fd8d38c91435244da968229aa17bb9bb7903fedaa5f48f17
Homepage: http://www.xiph.org/ao/
Description-en: Cross Platform Audio Output Library (Common files)
Libao is a cross-platform audio library that allows programs to output audio
using a simple API on a wide variety of platforms. It currently supports:
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* Null output (handy for testing without a sound device)
* WAV files
* AU files
* OSS (Open Sound System, used on Linux and FreeBSD)
* ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
* PulseAudio (next generation GNOME sound server)
* and several others.
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This package contains config files and man pages for libao.
Description-md5: 733b094496eefdddbb7608b3c08a16b5
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi