How to Install and Uninstall linux-sound-base Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "linux-sound-base" package

This guide let you learn how to install linux-sound-base on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                linux-sound-base
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "linux-sound-base" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall linux-sound-base on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: linux-sound-base
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu7
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: 69
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, kmod (>= 17-1)
Suggests: alsa-base (>= 1.0.18-1)
Filename: pool/main/a/alsa-driver/linux-sound-base_1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu7_all.deb
Size: 13344
MD5sum: 0ea27e1ab0ed3d6bf9d8b4d987f0628f
SHA1: 73a5e9a8229f759787954145457baa418aefc220
SHA256: 62cbc8c16ffb26ad8696cafe723dc61c88acf24a360993410e6e91938c3cbc54
SHA512: a09245a6bc1eb702107671c8e54bba846892cb87e98d179828057595c00d5e6706071f2fc9b7df007045722c02370adba194b0e92afe918b41981c734e464a0e
Homepage: http://www.alsa-project.org/
Description-en: base package for ALSA and OSS sound systems
This package allows the administrator to choose between
the OSS and ALSA sound systems.
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ALSA is the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.
OSS is the free version of the Open Sound System.
Description-md5: 345b7b0786beff04084b70dad9f3313a
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, 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