How To Install libgmerlin-avdec2 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmerlin-avdec2 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libgmerlin-avdec2
libgmerlin-avdec2 is:
Gmerlin_avdecoder is a general purpose media decoding library. It was written as a support library for gmerlin, but it can also be used by other applications. You don’t even need gmerlin installed, only gavl.
This package provides the shared object necessary to run an application using Gmerlin_avdecoder.
There are three methods to install libgmerlin-avdec2 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 libgmerlin-avdec2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmerlin-avdec2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmerlin-avdec2
Install libgmerlin-avdec2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmerlin-avdec2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmerlin-avdec2
Install libgmerlin-avdec2 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 libgmerlin-avdec2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmerlin-avdec2
How To Uninstall libgmerlin-avdec2 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libgmerlin-avdec2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmerlin-avdec2
Uninstall libgmerlin-avdec2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmerlin-avdec2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmerlin-avdec2
Remove libgmerlin-avdec2 Configurations and Data
To remove libgmerlin-avdec2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmerlin-avdec2
Remove libgmerlin-avdec2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmerlin-avdec2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmerlin-avdec2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmerlin-avdec2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
