How To Install ripmake on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ripmake on Ubuntu 18.04. ripmake is an automatic command line ripping makefile generator for transcode

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ripmake on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ripmake

ripmake is:

A tool which automatically (i.e. with as few user interaction as possible) selects the best parameters for a given ripping task. It should inspect the source (e.g. a DVD or an AVI file), extract all important information, calculate the missing parameters and generate a parameter set for transcode that will create an output file of high quality.

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There are three methods to install ripmake 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 ripmake Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ripmake

Install ripmake Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ripmake using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ripmake

Install ripmake 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 ripmake using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ripmake

How To Uninstall ripmake on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ripmake package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ripmake

Uninstall ripmake And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ripmake

Remove ripmake Configurations and Data

To remove ripmake configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ripmake

Remove ripmake configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ripmake

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Summary

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