How To Install minitube on Debian 10

Learn how to install minitube on Debian 10 with this tutorial. minitube is Native YouTube client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install minitube on Debian 10.

What is minitube

minitube is:

Minitube is a native YouTube client. With it you can watch YouTube videos in a new way: you type a keyword, Minitube gives you an endless video stream.

Minitube does not require the Flash Player.

Minitube is not about cloning the original YouTube web interface, it aims to create a new TV-like experience.

There are three methods to install minitube 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 minitube Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install minitube using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install minitube

Install minitube Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install minitube using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install minitube

Install minitube 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 minitube using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install minitube

How To Uninstall minitube on Debian 10

To uninstall only the minitube package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove minitube

Uninstall minitube And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove minitube

Remove minitube Configurations and Data

To remove minitube configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge minitube

Remove minitube configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove minitube configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge minitube

Dependencies

minitube have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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