How To Install celluloid on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install celluloid on Ubuntu 20.04. celluloid is simple GTK+ frontend for mpv

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install celluloid on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is celluloid

celluloid is:

GNOME MPV is a simple GTK+ frontend for mpv. GNOME MPV interacts with mpv via the client API exported by libmpv, allowing access to mpv’s powerful playback capabilities. Task: ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install celluloid

Install celluloid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install celluloid

Install celluloid 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 celluloid using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install celluloid

How To Uninstall celluloid on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove celluloid

Uninstall celluloid And Its Dependencies

To uninstall celluloid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove celluloid

Remove celluloid Configurations and Data

To remove celluloid configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge celluloid

Remove celluloid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge celluloid

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install celluloid package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.