How To Install browser-plugin-vlc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install browser-plugin-vlc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is browser-plugin-vlc
browser-plugin-vlc is:
Npp-File: libvlcplugin.so Npp-Mimetype: application/mpeg4-iod, application/mpeg4-muxcodetable, application/ogg, application/x-google-vlc-plugin, application/x-mplayer2, application/x-ogg, application/x-vlc-plugin, audio/3gpp, audio/3gpp2, audio/mpeg, audio/mpeg4, audio/wav, audio/x-mpeg, audio/x-wav, video/3gpp, video/3gpp2, video/mpeg, video/mpeg-system, video/mpeg4, video/quicktime, video/x-mpeg, video/x-mpeg-system, video/x-ms-asf, video/x-ms-asf-plugin, video/x-ms-wmv, video/x-msvideo Npp-Name: VLC Multimedia Plugin Download-Size: 44.0 kB APT-Sources: http://mirror.amscloud.co.id/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages Description: multimedia plugin for web browsers based on VLC This plugin adds support for MPEG, MPEG2, DVD, DivX, Ogg/Vorbis and many more formats to any Gecko-based web browser (Firefox, Galeon, etc.). The decoding process is done by VLC and the output window is embedded in a webpage or directly in the browser window. There is also support for fullscreen display and javascript control.
VLC is the VideoLAN project’s media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs, podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.
There are three methods to install browser-plugin-vlc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install browser-plugin-vlc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install browser-plugin-vlc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install browser-plugin-vlc
Install browser-plugin-vlc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install browser-plugin-vlc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install browser-plugin-vlc
Install browser-plugin-vlc 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 browser-plugin-vlc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install browser-plugin-vlc
How To Uninstall browser-plugin-vlc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the browser-plugin-vlc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove browser-plugin-vlc
Uninstall browser-plugin-vlc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall browser-plugin-vlc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove browser-plugin-vlc
Remove browser-plugin-vlc Configurations and Data
To remove browser-plugin-vlc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge browser-plugin-vlc
Remove browser-plugin-vlc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove browser-plugin-vlc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge browser-plugin-vlc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install browser-plugin-vlc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
