How To Install vlc-plugin-vlsub on Debian 10

Learn how to install vlc-plugin-vlsub on Debian 10 with this tutorial. vlc-plugin-vlsub is VLC extension to download subtitles from opensubtitles.org

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vlc-plugin-vlsub on Debian 10.

What is vlc-plugin-vlsub

vlc-plugin-vlsub is:

Search and download subtitles from opensubtitles.org using the hash of the video currently playing or its title.

There are three methods to install vlc-plugin-vlsub on Debian 10. 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-plugin-vlsub 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-plugin-vlsub using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vlc-plugin-vlsub

Install vlc-plugin-vlsub Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vlc-plugin-vlsub using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vlc-plugin-vlsub

Install vlc-plugin-vlsub 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-plugin-vlsub using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vlc-plugin-vlsub

How To Uninstall vlc-plugin-vlsub on Debian 10

To uninstall only the vlc-plugin-vlsub package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vlc-plugin-vlsub

Uninstall vlc-plugin-vlsub And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vlc-plugin-vlsub and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vlc-plugin-vlsub

Remove vlc-plugin-vlsub Configurations and Data

To remove vlc-plugin-vlsub configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vlc-plugin-vlsub

Remove vlc-plugin-vlsub configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vlc-plugin-vlsub configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vlc-plugin-vlsub

Dependencies

vlc-plugin-vlsub have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vlc-plugin-vlsub package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.