How To Install gerbera on Ubuntu 22.04

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gerbera on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is gerbera

gerbera is:

Gerbera is an UPnP MediaServer with a nice web user interface based on MediaTomb. It allows you to stream your digital media through your home network and listen to/watch it on a variety of UPnP compatible devices.

Gerbera implements the UPnP MediaServer V 1.0 specification that can be found on http://www.upnp.org/. The current implementation focuses on parts that are required by the specification, however Gerbera’s functionality is extended to cover the optional parts of the spec as well.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gerbera

Install gerbera Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gerbera

Install gerbera 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 gerbera using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gerbera

How To Uninstall gerbera on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove gerbera

Uninstall gerbera And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gerbera and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gerbera

Remove gerbera Configurations and Data

To remove gerbera configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gerbera

Remove gerbera configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gerbera

References

• gerbera website
• gerbera on packages.ubuntu.com

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gerbera package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.