How To Install esperanza on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install esperanza on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is esperanza
esperanza is:
Esperanza is a XMMS2 client written with C++ / Qt4 and aims to be cross-platform goodness for everyone. It has a simple interface with a single playlist and let you search the media lib or add files from other sources easily. It also presents album art.
There are three methods to install esperanza 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 esperanza Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install esperanza using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install esperanza
Install esperanza Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install esperanza using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install esperanza
Install esperanza 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 esperanza using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install esperanza
How To Uninstall esperanza on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the esperanza package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove esperanza
Uninstall esperanza And Its Dependencies
To uninstall esperanza and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove esperanza
Remove esperanza Configurations and Data
To remove esperanza configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge esperanza
Remove esperanza configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove esperanza configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge esperanza
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install esperanza package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.