How To Install gmediaserver on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gmediaserver on Debian 9. gmediaserver is UPnP Mediaserver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gmediaserver on Debian 9.

What is gmediaserver

gmediaserver is:

gMediaServer is a server for UPnP media players like the Netgear MP101, Linksys WMLS11B etc. It exports one or more directories using the UPnP protocol so the mediaserver can browse through them and play audio or video files.

There are three methods to install gmediaserver on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gmediaserver Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gmediaserver

Install gmediaserver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gmediaserver

Install gmediaserver 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install gmediaserver

How To Uninstall gmediaserver on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove gmediaserver

Uninstall gmediaserver And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gmediaserver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmediaserver

Remove gmediaserver Configurations and Data

To remove gmediaserver configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gmediaserver

Remove gmediaserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmediaserver

Dependencies

gmediaserver have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gmediaserver package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.