How To Install gnash-common-opengl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnash-common-opengl on Ubuntu 18.04. gnash-common-opengl is dummy package for gnash-common-opengl removal

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnash-common-opengl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gnash-common-opengl

gnash-common-opengl is:

This package is a transitional package for gnash-common-opengl removal.

It can be safely removed when gnash-common is installed.

There are three methods to install gnash-common-opengl 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 gnash-common-opengl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnash-common-opengl

Install gnash-common-opengl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnash-common-opengl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnash-common-opengl

Install gnash-common-opengl 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 gnash-common-opengl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnash-common-opengl

How To Uninstall gnash-common-opengl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gnash-common-opengl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnash-common-opengl

Uninstall gnash-common-opengl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnash-common-opengl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnash-common-opengl

Remove gnash-common-opengl Configurations and Data

To remove gnash-common-opengl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnash-common-opengl

Remove gnash-common-opengl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnash-common-opengl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnash-common-opengl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnash-common-opengl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.