Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-source on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is alsa-source
alsa-source is:
This package contains the source code for the ALSA drivers.
The source code can be compiled into an alsa-modules package
using the m-a utility (available in the module-assistant
package). Please note that the kernel headers must be
installed to compile these modules. Please read the
README.Debian file for more information about loading and
building modules.
ALSA is the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.
There are three methods to install alsa-source on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install alsa-source Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install alsa-source using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install alsa-source
Install alsa-source Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install alsa-source using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install alsa-source
Install alsa-source Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install alsa-source using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install alsa-source
How To Uninstall alsa-source on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the alsa-source package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove alsa-source
Uninstall alsa-source And Its Dependencies
To uninstall alsa-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove alsa-source
Remove alsa-source Configurations and Data
To remove alsa-source configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge alsa-source
Remove alsa-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove alsa-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge alsa-source
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-source package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
