How To Install libgmerlin2 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmerlin2 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libgmerlin2
libgmerlin2 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 contains the files needed to run a program compiled using libgmerlin.
There are three methods to install libgmerlin2 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 libgmerlin2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmerlin2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmerlin2
Install libgmerlin2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmerlin2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmerlin2
Install libgmerlin2 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 libgmerlin2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmerlin2
How To Uninstall libgmerlin2 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libgmerlin2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmerlin2
Uninstall libgmerlin2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmerlin2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmerlin2
Remove libgmerlin2 Configurations and Data
To remove libgmerlin2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmerlin2
Remove libgmerlin2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmerlin2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmerlin2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmerlin2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
