How To Install gmerlin on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmerlin on Debian 11.
What is gmerlin
gmerlin is:
Gmerlin is a multiformat media player with tree-like virtual directory structure, where you can save your files, webstreams or whatever. It handles even large media collections gracefully. Hardware devices appear also in the tree so you can open Audio-CDs, (S)VCDs, DVDs and DVB-broadcasts.
The applications include
o The GUI player: A multiformat media player with tree-like virtual directory structure, where you can save your files, webstreams or whatever. Gmerlin handles even large media collections gracefully. Hardware devices appear also in the tree so you can open Audio-CDs, (S)VCDs, DVDs and DVB-broadcasts. o Gmerlin transcoder: Feature rich transcoder, which supports audio, video, subtitles and chapters. o Gmerlin alsamixer: An Alsa mixer with support for multiple cards and detachable mixer controls. o Gmerlin visualizer: Run visualization plugins from your soundcard o Plugin configurator: Configure gmerlin plugins for programs which can’t do this themselves.
There are three methods to install gmerlin on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gmerlin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gmerlin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gmerlin
Install gmerlin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gmerlin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gmerlin
Install gmerlin 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 gmerlin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gmerlin
How To Uninstall gmerlin on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gmerlin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gmerlin
Uninstall gmerlin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gmerlin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmerlin
Remove gmerlin Configurations and Data
To remove gmerlin configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gmerlin
Remove gmerlin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gmerlin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmerlin
Dependencies
gmerlin have the following dependencies:
- gmerlin-data
- gmerlin-plugins-base
- libasound2
- libc6
- libgavl1
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgmerlin0
- libgtk2.0-0
- libx11-6
- libxml2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmerlin package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
