How To Install gmerlin-data on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmerlin-data on Debian 12.
What is gmerlin-data
gmerlin-data is:
Gmerlin is a multiformat media player with tree-like virtual directory structure, where you can save your files, webstreams or whatever. It handles even large media collections gracefully. Hardware devices appear also in the tree so you can open Audio-CDs, (S)VCDs, DVDs and DVB-broadcasts.
This package contains data files (theme, icon files) for gmerlin.
There are three methods to install gmerlin-data on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gmerlin-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gmerlin-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gmerlin-data
Install gmerlin-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gmerlin-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gmerlin-data
Install gmerlin-data 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 gmerlin-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gmerlin-data
How To Uninstall gmerlin-data on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gmerlin-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gmerlin-data
Uninstall gmerlin-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gmerlin-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmerlin-data
Remove gmerlin-data Configurations and Data
To remove gmerlin-data configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gmerlin-data
Remove gmerlin-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gmerlin-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmerlin-data
Dependencies
gmerlin-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmerlin-data package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.