How To Install callaudiod on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install callaudiod on Ubuntu.
What is callaudiod
callaudiod is:
callaudiod is a daemon for dealing with audio routing during phone calls. It provides a D-Bus interface allowing other programs to:
- switch audio profiles
- output audio to the speaker or back to its original port
- mute the microphone
This package contains the daemon and D-Bus interface definition.
There are three methods to install callaudiod on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install callaudiod Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install callaudiod using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install callaudiod
Install callaudiod Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install callaudiod using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install callaudiod
Install callaudiod 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 callaudiod using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install callaudiod
How To Uninstall callaudiod on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the callaudiod package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove callaudiod
Uninstall callaudiod And Its Dependencies
To uninstall callaudiod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove callaudiod
Remove callaudiod Configurations and Data
To remove callaudiod configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge callaudiod
Remove callaudiod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove callaudiod configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge callaudiod
Dependencies
callaudiod have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install callaudiod package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.