How to Install and Uninstall libasound2 Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "libasound2" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libasound2 on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libasound2 on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libasound2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.4-1.1ubuntu3.1
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: 1113
Depends: libasound2-data (>= 1.2.4-1.1ubuntu3.1), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Suggests: libasound2-plugins (>= 1.0.24)
Breaks: alsa-utils (<< 1.2.1)
Filename: pool/main/a/alsa-lib/libasound2_1.2.4-1.1ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb
Size: 370096
MD5sum: aefc0329f5cc001757b67a4169452c47
SHA1: c3f19ec82a877ded70ef077d0c6837f2cf7552ad
SHA256: 2aed3a89d02cf7f6e0b7ff8c0c910e03096a4e73934959eebf44760777cdca24
SHA512: a296907eb52769ba901d02baf0090167e64214c4db172abfdb24d0304d8176ca683855610b248c5dbd9c78994d49d69d06cd1e64d90f31e59ea8546eabf0db49
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: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-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, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: libasound2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.4-1.1ubuntu3
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: 1113
Depends: libasound2-data (>= 1.2.4-1.1ubuntu3), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Suggests: libasound2-plugins (>= 1.0.24)
Breaks: alsa-utils (<< 1.2.1)
Filename: pool/main/a/alsa-lib/libasound2_1.2.4-1.1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 370680
MD5sum: 907751fb03d1a7e4f1e087c7e91b1ebc
SHA1: d55ebb0b491a1fa07b61b3d0e1b648da258b9970
SHA256: d620fcafed652ef5f5ad32cd83a73ee769e2d75a8da171eb579a51d257c07a18
SHA512: 879b371b57e740eec2484c59bfbb33c5fcdc8701beddb36335172e6d1c0949aa4bb031149d4412b45c0b735bdb032012413de6086c60db06091d1ae0950c6a4e
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: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-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, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi