How To Install dvd-slideshow on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvd-slideshow
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is dvd-slideshow
dvd-slideshow is:
DVD Slideshow consists in a set of tools which allows one to create slideshows-style videos from a collection of pictures. This package provides the following programs:
- dir2slideshow: Generates a listing of the pictures in a given directory for easy input to dvd-slideshow.
- dvd-slideshow: This is the main script. It generates a DVD-compatible MPEG2 video file with audio from a text file input listing of pictures and effects.
- dvd-menu: Creates a simple DVD menu with buttons that link to MPEG2 files generated with dvd-slideshow or ones created by the user.
- gallery1-to-slideshow: Generates a text file listing of the pictures visible in a given “Gallery” (http://gallery.sourceforge.net) photo album in order to easily pass the information to dvd_slideshow.
- jigl2slideshow: Does the same thing as gallery2slideshow, but works on a jigl gallery.
There are three methods to install dvd-slideshow
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dvd-slideshow Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dvd-slideshow
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dvd-slideshow
Install dvd-slideshow Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dvd-slideshow
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dvd-slideshow
Install dvd-slideshow 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 dvd-slideshow
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dvd-slideshow
How To Uninstall dvd-slideshow on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the dvd-slideshow
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dvd-slideshow
Uninstall dvd-slideshow And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dvd-slideshow
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvd-slideshow
Remove dvd-slideshow Configurations and Data
To remove dvd-slideshow
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dvd-slideshow
Remove dvd-slideshow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dvd-slideshow
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvd-slideshow
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvd-slideshow
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.