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

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "mkchromecast" package

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


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

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


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

Package: mkchromecast
Architecture: all
Version: 0.3.9~git20200902+db2964a-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/sound
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Muammar El Khatib
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4877
Depends: flac (>= 1.3.0), gir1.2-notify-0.7, lame (>= 3.99.0), mkchromecast-pulseaudio | mkchromecast-alsa | mkchromecast-gstreamer, nodejs, opus-tools, python3-flask, python3-gi, python3-netifaces, python3-psutil, python3-pychromecast (>= 7), python3-pyqt5, python3-requests, sox (>= 14.4.1), vorbis-tools (>= 1.4.0), youtube-dl, python3:any
Suggests: ffmpeg
Filename: pool/universe/m/mkchromecast/mkchromecast_0.3.9~git20200902+db2964a-2_all.deb
Size: 821044
MD5sum: a3c0d7f1839cb8696aa04c4ecf2d60e8
SHA1: fe63c7417623b68dbef79f5056de222ab63a5449
SHA256: 4c9dd1aaaa7762071aadac370dd667037e0cc278a4a7d901771202fa88c7a233
SHA512: d7c435d2ec7cf7e100566d088641529ce3d7ad0d8957488410e4ada45c8b10bc67c3959d2de72846796cd72a729954fab7ae00dbe9afeec1bbfbd24b16f2e5a3
Homepage: https://mkchromecast.com
Description-en: Cast your Linux audio or video to your Google Cast devices
It is written in Python, and it streams via node.js or ffmpeg.
mkchromecast is capable of using lossy and lossless audio formats provided
that ffmpeg is installed. It also supports Multi-room group playback, and
24-bits/96kHz high audio resolution. Additionally, a system tray menu is also
available.
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By default, mkchromecast streams with node.js (or parec in Linux) together
with mp3 audio coding format at a sample rate of 44100Hz and average bitrate
of 192k. These defaults can be changed using the --sample-rate and -b flags.
It is useful to modify these parameters when your wireless router is not very
powerful, or in the case you don't want to degrade the sound quality. You can
also cast videos using the --video flag.
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mkchromecast can cast using either pulseaudio or ALSA. The respective
dependencies can be pulled by mkchromecast-pulseaudio and mkchromecast-alsa
dependency packages respectively. For more information, please read the
README.Debian file shipped in this package.
Description-md5: 7ba2093c184c6e7f714052d223cd4303