How To Install mpg123-el on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mpg123-el on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mpg123-el
mpg123-el is:
The mpg123.el Emacs-Lisp program is a front-end to mpg123/ogg123 audio player. You can select and play an mp3/ogg files from the list in your Emacs’s buffer with familiar interface.
There are three methods to install mpg123-el 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 mpg123-el Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mpg123-el using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mpg123-el
Install mpg123-el Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mpg123-el using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mpg123-el
Install mpg123-el 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 mpg123-el using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mpg123-el
How To Uninstall mpg123-el on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mpg123-el package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mpg123-el
Uninstall mpg123-el And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mpg123-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mpg123-el
Remove mpg123-el Configurations and Data
To remove mpg123-el configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mpg123-el
Remove mpg123-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mpg123-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mpg123-el
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mpg123-el package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.