How to Install and Uninstall libao4 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "libao4" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libao4 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libao4
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libao4" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libao4 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libao4
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libao4 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libao4
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 152
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ron Lee
Architecture: amd64
Source: libao
Version: 1.1.0-3ubuntu1
Replaces: libao-pulse
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libao-common
Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Suggests: libasound2, libaudio2, libesd0 | libesd-alsa0, libpulse0
Filename: pool/main/liba/libao/libao4_1.1.0-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 32168
MD5sum: fee8f5d7dde3ccdf68583099c0443487
SHA1: eb9a632e84dd96104257201f1f67e076c77e78e8
SHA256: ba193d6353923c8d86caa6a81969699e65b0ecbf3936864782751c5d8eb6914a
Description-en: Cross Platform Audio Output Library
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.
Description-md5: 56c5e1da00794da09de8d22338ca5b2c
Multi-Arch: same
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