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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "phonon" package

Learn how to install phonon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall phonon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: phonon
Priority: optional
Section: universe/sound
Installed-Size: 43
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian/Kubuntu Qt/KDE Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4:4.8.3-0ubuntu3
Depends: libphonon4 (>= 4:4.8.3-0ubuntu3), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, phonon-backend-gstreamer | phonon-backend
Suggests: phonon-backend-gstreamer, phonon-backend-mplayer, phonon-backend-vlc
Breaks: phonon-backend-xine (<< 4:4.6.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/p/phonon/phonon_4.8.3-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 8874
MD5sum: 9c72cfe13f0ffda0aa3704f9b064548f
SHA1: 47093caa97c45f23cf4d3385c65299e0f7e743fb
SHA256: 2967a297e56f3537ed6d4f5f97a35d8646e82ac48c73b218ab926e3ee9061ad7
Description-en: multimedia framework from KDE using Qt 4 - metapackage
Phonon is the Qt 4 multimedia API, which provides a task-oriented abstraction
layer for capturing, mixing, processing, and playing audio and video content.
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This metapackage ensures that the system has a working Phonon configuration
installed (the core library and at least one back-end).
Description-md5: 934be46979ebbe50efab96bd675760f0
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://phonon.kde.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntustudio-graphics