How To Install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg
gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg is:
Gmerlin is a multiformat media player with tree-like virtual directory structure, where you can save your files, webstreams or whatever. It handles even large media collections gracefully. Hardware devices appear also in the tree so you can open Audio-CDs, (S)VCDs, DVDs and DVB-broadcasts.
This package includes ffmpeg based encoders to be used by Gmerlin, enabling gmerlin-transcoder to encode more file formats.
There are three methods to install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg 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 gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg
Install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg
Install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg 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 gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg
How To Uninstall gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg
Uninstall gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg
Remove gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg Configurations and Data
To remove gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg
Remove gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
