How To Install liquidsoap-plugin-gavl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install liquidsoap-plugin-gavl on Ubuntu 18.04. liquidsoap-plugin-gavl is audio streaming language – Gavl plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liquidsoap-plugin-gavl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is liquidsoap-plugin-gavl

liquidsoap-plugin-gavl is:

Liquidsoap is a powerful tool for building complex audio streaming systems, typically targeting internet radios (e.g. icecast streams).

It consists of a simple script language, in which you can create, combine and transform audio sources. Its design makes liquidsoap flexible and easily extensible.

This package provides support for gavl video manipulation in Liquidsoap.

There are three methods to install liquidsoap-plugin-gavl on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install liquidsoap-plugin-gavl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install liquidsoap-plugin-gavl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liquidsoap-plugin-gavl

Install liquidsoap-plugin-gavl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liquidsoap-plugin-gavl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liquidsoap-plugin-gavl

Install liquidsoap-plugin-gavl 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 liquidsoap-plugin-gavl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liquidsoap-plugin-gavl

How To Uninstall liquidsoap-plugin-gavl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the liquidsoap-plugin-gavl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liquidsoap-plugin-gavl

Uninstall liquidsoap-plugin-gavl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liquidsoap-plugin-gavl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liquidsoap-plugin-gavl

Remove liquidsoap-plugin-gavl Configurations and Data

To remove liquidsoap-plugin-gavl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liquidsoap-plugin-gavl

Remove liquidsoap-plugin-gavl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove liquidsoap-plugin-gavl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liquidsoap-plugin-gavl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liquidsoap-plugin-gavl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.