How To Install gmerlin-encoders-good on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmerlin-encoders-good on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gmerlin-encoders-good
gmerlin-encoders-good 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 “good” set of Gmerlin’s plugins, which contains only non-proprietary and patent-free encoders.
There are three methods to install gmerlin-encoders-good 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-good 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-good using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gmerlin-encoders-good
Install gmerlin-encoders-good Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gmerlin-encoders-good using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gmerlin-encoders-good
Install gmerlin-encoders-good 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-good using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gmerlin-encoders-good
How To Uninstall gmerlin-encoders-good on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gmerlin-encoders-good package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gmerlin-encoders-good
Uninstall gmerlin-encoders-good And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gmerlin-encoders-good 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-good
Remove gmerlin-encoders-good Configurations and Data
To remove gmerlin-encoders-good configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gmerlin-encoders-good
Remove gmerlin-encoders-good configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gmerlin-encoders-good configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmerlin-encoders-good
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmerlin-encoders-good package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
