How To Install gnome-mpv on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-mpv on Debian 11. gnome-mpv is transitional package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-mpv on Debian 11.

What is gnome-mpv

gnome-mpv is:

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install gnome-mpv on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gnome-mpv Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-mpv

Install gnome-mpv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-mpv

Install gnome-mpv 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 gnome-mpv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-mpv

How To Uninstall gnome-mpv on Debian 11

To uninstall only the gnome-mpv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-mpv

Uninstall gnome-mpv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-mpv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-mpv

Remove gnome-mpv Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-mpv configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-mpv

Remove gnome-mpv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-mpv

Dependencies

gnome-mpv have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-mpv package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.