How To Install jackd 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 jackd on Ubuntu.
What is jackd
jackd is:
JACK is a low-latency sound server, allowing multiple applications to connect to one audio device, and to share audio between themselves.
This dummy package depends on the current default JACK implementation.
There are three methods to install jackd 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 jackd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jackd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jackd
Install jackd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jackd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jackd
Install jackd 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 jackd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jackd
How To Uninstall jackd on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the jackd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jackd
Uninstall jackd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jackd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jackd
Remove jackd Configurations and Data
To remove jackd configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jackd
Remove jackd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jackd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jackd
Dependencies
jackd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jackd package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.