How To Install frei0r-plugins-doc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install frei0r-plugins-doc on Ubuntu 22.04. frei0r-plugins-doc is minimalistic plugin API for video effects, API documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install frei0r-plugins-doc on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is frei0r-plugins-doc

frei0r-plugins-doc is:

frei0r is a minimalistic plugin API for video sources and filters. The behavior of the effects can be controlled from the host by simple parameters. The intent is to solve the recurring reimplementation or adaptation issue of standard effects. It is not meant as a generic API for all kinds of video applications.

frei0r plugins are used by several projects (e.g.: LiVES, Veejay, Open Movie Editor, FreeJ, Pure Data Visual Junk Tools, MLT framework).

This package contains the API documentation.

There are three methods to install frei0r-plugins-doc on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install frei0r-plugins-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install frei0r-plugins-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install frei0r-plugins-doc

Install frei0r-plugins-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install frei0r-plugins-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install frei0r-plugins-doc

Install frei0r-plugins-doc 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 frei0r-plugins-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install frei0r-plugins-doc

How To Uninstall frei0r-plugins-doc on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the frei0r-plugins-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove frei0r-plugins-doc

Uninstall frei0r-plugins-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall frei0r-plugins-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove frei0r-plugins-doc

Remove frei0r-plugins-doc Configurations and Data

To remove frei0r-plugins-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge frei0r-plugins-doc

Remove frei0r-plugins-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove frei0r-plugins-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge frei0r-plugins-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install frei0r-plugins-doc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.