How To Install projectm-data on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install projectm-data on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is projectm-data
projectm-data is:
libprojectm is an iterative music visualization library which uses OpenGL for hardware acceleration. It is compatible with Milkdrop presets.
This package contains the presets which are distributed with projectM. Task: ubuntustudio-audio
There are three methods to install projectm-data 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 projectm-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install projectm-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install projectm-data
Install projectm-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install projectm-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install projectm-data
Install projectm-data 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 projectm-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install projectm-data
How To Uninstall projectm-data on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the projectm-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove projectm-data
Uninstall projectm-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall projectm-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove projectm-data
Remove projectm-data Configurations and Data
To remove projectm-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge projectm-data
Remove projectm-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove projectm-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge projectm-data
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install projectm-data package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
