How To Install simpleburn on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install simpleburn on Ubuntu 20.04. simpleburn is Minimalistic application for burning and extracting CDs and DVDs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install simpleburn on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is simpleburn

simpleburn is:

Features are:

  • CD / DVD ISO image extraction and burning,
  • audio CD extraction and burning,
  • data directory burning on CD / DVD,
  • rewritable CD / DVD blanking,
  • CD / DVD copy,
  • video DVD ripping,
  • languages: cs, de, en, es, fr, hu, it, pl, sv, ru,
  • multiple media and devices detection methods supported (Udev, HAL or LibCDIO),
  • multiple burning suite supported (CDRTools, CDRKit, LibBurnia + CDParanoia / LibCDIO + CDRDAO).

SimpleBurn is free software licensed under the Cecill-2 license.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install simpleburn

Install simpleburn Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install simpleburn

Install simpleburn 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 simpleburn using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install simpleburn

How To Uninstall simpleburn on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove simpleburn

Uninstall simpleburn And Its Dependencies

To uninstall simpleburn and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove simpleburn

Remove simpleburn Configurations and Data

To remove simpleburn configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge simpleburn

Remove simpleburn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simpleburn

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install simpleburn package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.