How To Install vdr-plugin-mplayer on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-mplayer on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is vdr-plugin-mplayer
vdr-plugin-mplayer is:
This plugin for VDR allows one to play back any video format supported by MPLayer.
There are three methods to install vdr-plugin-mplayer 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 vdr-plugin-mplayer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-mplayer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vdr-plugin-mplayer
Install vdr-plugin-mplayer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-mplayer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-mplayer
Install vdr-plugin-mplayer 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 vdr-plugin-mplayer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-mplayer
How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-mplayer on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the vdr-plugin-mplayer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-mplayer
Uninstall vdr-plugin-mplayer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vdr-plugin-mplayer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdr-plugin-mplayer
Remove vdr-plugin-mplayer Configurations and Data
To remove vdr-plugin-mplayer configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-plugin-mplayer
Remove vdr-plugin-mplayer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vdr-plugin-mplayer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-plugin-mplayer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-mplayer package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
