How To Install xmms2-client-medialib-updater on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmms2-client-medialib-updater on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is xmms2-client-medialib-updater
xmms2-client-medialib-updater is:
The media library is where XMMS2 stores metadata about files as it plays them. Having a media library allows XMMS2 to ‘remember’ the songs it has played, and thus allows users to easily re-create their favorite playlists.
This package contains the medialib-updater client which monitors given directories and updates the media library with new and changed files.
There are three methods to install xmms2-client-medialib-updater 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 xmms2-client-medialib-updater Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xmms2-client-medialib-updater using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xmms2-client-medialib-updater
Install xmms2-client-medialib-updater Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xmms2-client-medialib-updater using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xmms2-client-medialib-updater
Install xmms2-client-medialib-updater 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 xmms2-client-medialib-updater using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xmms2-client-medialib-updater
How To Uninstall xmms2-client-medialib-updater on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the xmms2-client-medialib-updater package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xmms2-client-medialib-updater
Uninstall xmms2-client-medialib-updater And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xmms2-client-medialib-updater and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmms2-client-medialib-updater
Remove xmms2-client-medialib-updater Configurations and Data
To remove xmms2-client-medialib-updater configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xmms2-client-medialib-updater
Remove xmms2-client-medialib-updater configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xmms2-client-medialib-updater configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmms2-client-medialib-updater
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmms2-client-medialib-updater package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
