How To Install frei0r-plugins-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install frei0r-plugins-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is frei0r-plugins-dev
frei0r-plugins-dev is:
frei0r is a minimalistic plugin API for video sources and filters. The behavior of the effects can be controlled from the host by simple parameters. The intent is to solve the recurring reimplementation or adaptation issue of standard effects. It is not meant as a generic API for all kinds of video applications.
frei0r plugins are used by several projects (e.g.: LiVES, Veejay, Open Movie Editor, FreeJ, Pure Data Visual Junk Tools, MLT framework).
This package contains the header needed to enable frei0r in other package at build time.
There are three methods to install frei0r-plugins-dev 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 frei0r-plugins-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install frei0r-plugins-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install frei0r-plugins-dev
Install frei0r-plugins-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install frei0r-plugins-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install frei0r-plugins-dev
Install frei0r-plugins-dev 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 frei0r-plugins-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install frei0r-plugins-dev
How To Uninstall frei0r-plugins-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the frei0r-plugins-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove frei0r-plugins-dev
Uninstall frei0r-plugins-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall frei0r-plugins-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove frei0r-plugins-dev
Remove frei0r-plugins-dev Configurations and Data
To remove frei0r-plugins-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge frei0r-plugins-dev
Remove frei0r-plugins-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove frei0r-plugins-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge frei0r-plugins-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install frei0r-plugins-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
