How to Install and Uninstall pipewire Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "pipewire" package

Learn how to install pipewire on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall pipewire on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: pipewire
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3.79-2
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: 113
Depends: libpipewire-0.3-modules (= 0.3.79-2), pipewire-bin (= 0.3.79-2), init-system-helpers (>= 1.52), adduser
Filename: pool/main/p/pipewire/pipewire_0.3.79-2_amd64.deb
Size: 82164
MD5sum: fc7a0baffb9518454fcdb306623191e5
SHA1: be43c459115efc2aceca6589d88d433a4f927625
SHA256: fe85789cc93656e7844a33c2dd2219c3189a23c346ae1cbb0ba40f52d529a609
SHA512: 4fe7814b5c25a96c7f8607458077bedf0467b2233381eac58750495ae30b3ef6f589a0cf3e824252ca1128e5d71d190e6daa4ff11862d47b90d085ed7aebae6f
Homepage: https://pipewire.org/
Description: audio and video processing engine multimedia server
Description-md5: 2870d5dfc2ca4a6f8d92a71bfc2fda8c
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi