How to Install and Uninstall libao-common Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libao-common" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libao-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libao-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libao-common" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libao-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libao-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libao-common package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libao-common
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 46
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ron Lee
Architecture: all
Source: libao
Version: 1.1.0-3ubuntu1
Replaces: libao4 (<< 1.0.0-2)
Conflicts: libao2
Breaks: libao4 (<< 1.0.0-2)
Filename: pool/main/liba/libao/libao-common_1.1.0-3ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 6392
MD5sum: 7e83cfc043859dcd5061f9ada8ccd5fb
SHA1: 3f3b546b7f923e4669f5a6080857436afa19508c
SHA256: 36faea7025858a2fa4a31a8ac9df33674a4d1172bbeec39a5bbeefcbd274c5fd
Description-en: Cross Platform Audio Output Library (Common files)
Libao is a cross-platform audio library that allows programs to output audio
using a simple API on a wide variety of platforms. It currently supports:
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* Null output (handy for testing without a sound device)
* WAV files
* AU files
* OSS (Open Sound System, used on Linux and FreeBSD)
* ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
* PulseAudio (next generation GNOME sound server)
* esd (EsounD or Enlightened Sound Daemon)
* and several others.
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This package contains config files and man pages for libao.
Description-md5: 1d9ee00d87630ccf7aaefc64d0d7db8c
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.xiph.org/ao/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop