How To Install qasconfig 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 qasconfig on Ubuntu.
What is qasconfig
qasconfig is:
QasTools is a collection of desktop applications for the Linux sound system ALSA.
The applications included are:
- QasConfig - browser for the ALSA configuration tree
- QasHctl - mixer for ALSA’s High level Control Interface
- QasMixer - desktop mixer with features similar to alsamixer
ALSA’s configuration resides in a tree structure which gets built from the contents of the files /etc/asound.conf and ~/.asoundrc. QasConfig is a simple browser for this configuration tree and can help to analyze and debug an ALSA setup.
There are three methods to install qasconfig 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 qasconfig Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qasconfig using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qasconfig
Install qasconfig Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qasconfig using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qasconfig
Install qasconfig 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 qasconfig using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qasconfig
How To Uninstall qasconfig on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the qasconfig package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qasconfig
Uninstall qasconfig And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qasconfig and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qasconfig
Remove qasconfig Configurations and Data
To remove qasconfig configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qasconfig
Remove qasconfig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qasconfig configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qasconfig
Dependencies
qasconfig have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qasconfig package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.