How To Install ecm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ecm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ecm
ecm is:
The ECM format allows you to reduce the size of a typical CD image file (BIN, CDI, NRG, CCD, or any other format that uses raw sectors). It works by eliminating the Error Correction/Detection Codes (ECC/EDC) from each sector whenever possible. The encoder automatically adjusts to different sector types and automatically skips any headers it encounters. Since the data skipped is nearly impossible to compress with traditional tools, the resulting ECM file will compress far better than the raw CD image.
There are three methods to install ecm 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 ecm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ecm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ecm
Install ecm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ecm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ecm
Install ecm 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 ecm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ecm
How To Uninstall ecm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ecm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ecm
Uninstall ecm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ecm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ecm
Remove ecm Configurations and Data
To remove ecm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ecm
Remove ecm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ecm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ecm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ecm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
