How To Install cdrskin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdrskin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is cdrskin
cdrskin is:
cdrskin strives to be a second source for the services traditionally provided by cdrecord. Currently it does CD-R and CD-RW this way. Overwritable media DVD-RAM, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, and BD-RE are handled differently than with cdrecord-ProDVD in order to offer TAO-like single track recording. Sequential DVD-R[W], DVD+R, DVD+R DL, BD-R are handled like CD-R[W] with TAO and multi-session. Additionally cdrskin offers cdrecord-ProDVD-like mode DAO with DVD-R[W].
This is a burner only application. If you want a burner and ISO 9660 image manipulation application, please install xorriso package.
There are three methods to install cdrskin on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cdrskin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cdrskin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cdrskin
Install cdrskin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cdrskin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cdrskin
Install cdrskin 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 cdrskin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cdrskin
How To Uninstall cdrskin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the cdrskin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cdrskin
Uninstall cdrskin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cdrskin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdrskin
Remove cdrskin Configurations and Data
To remove cdrskin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cdrskin
Remove cdrskin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cdrskin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdrskin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdrskin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
