How to Install and Uninstall pipewire Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 21,2024

You can also install and uninstall the pipewire on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "pipewire" package

Learn how to install pipewire on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall pipewire on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pipewire
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pipewire package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: pipewire
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3.48-1ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 28
Depends: libpipewire-0.3-modules (= 0.3.48-1ubuntu3), pipewire-bin (= 0.3.48-1ubuntu3), init-system-helpers (>= 1.52)
Filename: pool/main/p/pipewire/pipewire_0.3.48-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 3964
MD5sum: f42df3c98c79b4962650777130e8059d
SHA1: 585b1634901503712808c14c15867d2ca2376fd4
SHA256: 3841e57828f0e2d05d9a4e2b456475ade8d994ffc4705410de0f271900a3e710
SHA512: 302ff84738f9f89e47f47837c7e4ed0ebe71428142086aaec116a15352bb768eb8c3017933c0cb1d33edd9e9b0e08f519997a896e999b04f23d7b5d029929431
Homepage: https://pipewire.org/
Description: audio and video processing engine multimedia server
Description-md5: 7683ccf51ec444edb89ba51bf96fc96c
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

Package: pipewire
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3.48-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 27
Depends: libpipewire-0.3-modules (= 0.3.48-1ubuntu1), pipewire-bin (= 0.3.48-1ubuntu1), init-system-helpers (>= 1.52)
Filename: pool/main/p/pipewire/pipewire_0.3.48-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 3974
MD5sum: a37d05d5eda11a35b60bea718c8e795a
SHA1: a46386363948dee9842ce8ed7e99f4f2c35731ec
SHA256: 53f3ab48399eb809e4a607f32a4962087a5e5025bf908b70e48a147e3b0d2088
SHA512: 2190badc59d6da9d1b5bf8090a7f6e05586fc5f5631947f84abfd46577cadc9cf8913dbb885ad0004ef9283820db17bf74f890f2de0e137726dfdf3e6f8594d0
Homepage: https://pipewire.org/
Description: audio and video processing engine multimedia server
Description-md5: 7683ccf51ec444edb89ba51bf96fc96c
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