How To Install libsrt-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrt-doc on Ubuntu 20.04. libsrt-doc is Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrt-doc on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libsrt-doc

libsrt-doc is:

SRT is a latency-aware UDP transport mechanism optimized for video streams. It detects and compensates for jitter and bandwidth fluctuations due to network congestion. It mitigates packet loss and supports AES encryption.

This package contains documentation files for libsrt1

There are three methods to install libsrt-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 libsrt-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 libsrt-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsrt-doc

Install libsrt-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsrt-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsrt-doc

Install libsrt-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 libsrt-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsrt-doc

How To Uninstall libsrt-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libsrt-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsrt-doc

Uninstall libsrt-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsrt-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsrt-doc

Remove libsrt-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libsrt-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsrt-doc

Remove libsrt-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsrt-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsrt-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrt-doc package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.