How To Install gmerlin-encoders-extra on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmerlin-encoders-extra on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gmerlin-encoders-extra
gmerlin-encoders-extra 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 includes the “extra” set of Gmerlin’s plugins, which contains the MJPEG encoders.
There are three methods to install gmerlin-encoders-extra 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 gmerlin-encoders-extra 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-encoders-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gmerlin-encoders-extra
Install gmerlin-encoders-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gmerlin-encoders-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gmerlin-encoders-extra
Install gmerlin-encoders-extra 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 gmerlin-encoders-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gmerlin-encoders-extra
How To Uninstall gmerlin-encoders-extra on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gmerlin-encoders-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gmerlin-encoders-extra
Uninstall gmerlin-encoders-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gmerlin-encoders-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmerlin-encoders-extra
Remove gmerlin-encoders-extra Configurations and Data
To remove gmerlin-encoders-extra configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gmerlin-encoders-extra
Remove gmerlin-encoders-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gmerlin-encoders-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmerlin-encoders-extra
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmerlin-encoders-extra package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
