How To Install gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo on Ubuntu 22.04. gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo is Player backend for GNOME Twitch based on gstreamer+cairo

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo

gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo is:

Player backends are responsible for playing the actual video streams. Different player backends use different libraries to do this. This player backend uses GStreamer and cairo.

There are three methods to install gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo 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 gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo

Install gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo

Install gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo 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 gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo

How To Uninstall gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo

Uninstall gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo

Remove gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo

Remove gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-twitch-player-backend-gstreamer-cairo package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.