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