How To Install vlc-nox on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vlc-nox on Debian 9.
What is vlc-nox
vlc-nox is:
This is a transitional dummy package for vlc-bin and vlc-plugin-base. This package can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install vlc-nox on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install vlc-nox Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vlc-nox using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vlc-nox
Install vlc-nox Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vlc-nox using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vlc-nox
Install vlc-nox 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install vlc-nox using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vlc-nox
How To Uninstall vlc-nox on Debian 9
To uninstall only the vlc-nox package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vlc-nox
Uninstall vlc-nox And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vlc-nox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vlc-nox
Remove vlc-nox Configurations and Data
To remove vlc-nox configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vlc-nox
Remove vlc-nox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vlc-nox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vlc-nox
Dependencies
vlc-nox have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vlc-nox package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
