How to Install and Uninstall libasound2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "libasound2" package

This is a short guide on how to install libasound2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libasound2" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libasound2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libasound2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libasound2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libasound2
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 1198
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian ALSA Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: alsa-lib
Version: 1.1.0-0ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16), libasound2-data (>= 1.1.0-0ubuntu1)
Suggests: libasound2-plugins (>= 1.0.24)
Breaks: bluez-alsa (<= 4.94-2), libasound2-plugin-equal (<= 0.6-1), libasound2-plugins (<< 1.0.24)
Filename: pool/main/a/alsa-lib/libasound2_1.1.0-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 350112
MD5sum: c7a5b1b0cfdd1d7f1a8f26bcac4701a3
SHA1: 34de4cf03fc3f3e9b4f4fdb16646109046035bef
SHA256: 936332b71b4cdb75e9d74e6e08c31fb6e70bfe4fad10f2c78fe33ba1efdd5e36
Description-en: shared library for ALSA applications
This package contains the ALSA library and its standard plugins, as well
as the required configuration files.
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ALSA is the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.
Description-md5: f80c24ce80b76f9116fc6c7d1a8aa34b
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.alsa-project.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: virt-host, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk-libs, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop