How To Install mozilla-plugin-gnash on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mozilla-plugin-gnash on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mozilla-plugin-gnash
mozilla-plugin-gnash is:
This package is a transitional package for renaming to browser-plugin-gnash.
It can be safely removed when browser-plugin-gnash is installed.
There are three methods to install mozilla-plugin-gnash 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 mozilla-plugin-gnash Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mozilla-plugin-gnash using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mozilla-plugin-gnash
Install mozilla-plugin-gnash Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mozilla-plugin-gnash using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mozilla-plugin-gnash
Install mozilla-plugin-gnash 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 mozilla-plugin-gnash using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mozilla-plugin-gnash
How To Uninstall mozilla-plugin-gnash on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mozilla-plugin-gnash package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mozilla-plugin-gnash
Uninstall mozilla-plugin-gnash And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mozilla-plugin-gnash and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mozilla-plugin-gnash
Remove mozilla-plugin-gnash Configurations and Data
To remove mozilla-plugin-gnash configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mozilla-plugin-gnash
Remove mozilla-plugin-gnash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mozilla-plugin-gnash configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mozilla-plugin-gnash
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mozilla-plugin-gnash package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
