How To Install gem-plugin-mpeg3 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gem-plugin-mpeg3 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gem-plugin-mpeg3
gem-plugin-mpeg3 is:
Gem is a loadable library for Pure Data (Pd), which adds OpenGL graphics rendering and animation to Pd. Pd is a graphical programming language and computer music system.
This package provides film/movie decoding using the libmpeg3 library (allowing you to read MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video files).
NOTE: the gem-plugin-gmerlin package allows you to read those files as well in a more consistent/stable manner.
There are three methods to install gem-plugin-mpeg3 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 gem-plugin-mpeg3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gem-plugin-mpeg3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gem-plugin-mpeg3
Install gem-plugin-mpeg3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gem-plugin-mpeg3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gem-plugin-mpeg3
Install gem-plugin-mpeg3 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 gem-plugin-mpeg3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gem-plugin-mpeg3
How To Uninstall gem-plugin-mpeg3 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gem-plugin-mpeg3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gem-plugin-mpeg3
Uninstall gem-plugin-mpeg3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gem-plugin-mpeg3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gem-plugin-mpeg3
Remove gem-plugin-mpeg3 Configurations and Data
To remove gem-plugin-mpeg3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gem-plugin-mpeg3
Remove gem-plugin-mpeg3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gem-plugin-mpeg3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gem-plugin-mpeg3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gem-plugin-mpeg3 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.