How To Install vlc-plugin-zvbi on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install vlc-plugin-zvbi on Debian 9. vlc-plugin-zvbi is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vlc-plugin-zvbi on Debian 9.

What is vlc-plugin-zvbi

vlc-plugin-zvbi is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install vlc-plugin-zvbi 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-plugin-zvbi 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-zvbi using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install vlc-plugin-zvbi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vlc-plugin-zvbi

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

sudo aptitude -y install vlc-plugin-zvbi

How To Uninstall vlc-plugin-zvbi on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove vlc-plugin-zvbi

Uninstall vlc-plugin-zvbi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vlc-plugin-zvbi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove vlc-plugin-zvbi Configurations and Data

To remove vlc-plugin-zvbi configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

vlc-plugin-zvbi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vlc-plugin-zvbi package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.