How To Install wmix 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 wmix on Ubuntu.
What is wmix
wmix is:
Allows toggling record source, muting individual channels, adjusting volume and balance, all in a compact dockapp size, with TV-like on-screen-display for volume levels.
Supports mousewheel to adjust current channelvolume and can be controlled remotely with SIGUSR1 / SIGUSR2 to adjust the volume. Keeps a simple configuration file for user-defined settings.
There are three methods to install wmix 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 wmix Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmix
Install wmix Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmix
Install wmix 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 wmix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmix
How To Uninstall wmix on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the wmix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmix
Uninstall wmix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmix
Remove wmix Configurations and Data
To remove wmix configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmix
Remove wmix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmix
Dependencies
wmix have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmix package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.