How To Install libplayerctl-doc on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplayerctl-doc on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libplayerctl-doc
libplayerctl-doc is:
Playerctl is a command-line utility and library for controlling media players that implement the MPRIS D-Bus Interface Specification. Compatible players include audacious, cmus, mopidy, mpd, quod libet, rhythmbox, spotify, vlc and xmms2.
Playerctl makes it easy to bind player actions, such as play and pause, to media keys. Playerctl also provides an introspectable library accessible in many popular scripting languages that allows more detailed control like the ability to subscribe to media player events or get metadata such as artist and title for the playing track.
This package contains the API documentation.
There are three methods to install libplayerctl-doc on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libplayerctl-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 libplayerctl-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libplayerctl-doc
Install libplayerctl-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libplayerctl-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libplayerctl-doc
Install libplayerctl-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 libplayerctl-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libplayerctl-doc
How To Uninstall libplayerctl-doc on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libplayerctl-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libplayerctl-doc
Uninstall libplayerctl-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libplayerctl-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libplayerctl-doc
Remove libplayerctl-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libplayerctl-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libplayerctl-doc
Remove libplayerctl-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libplayerctl-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libplayerctl-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplayerctl-doc package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
