How To Install gstreamer0.10-qapt on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer0.10-qapt on Ubuntu 18.04. gstreamer0.10-qapt is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer0.10-qapt on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gstreamer0.10-qapt

gstreamer0.10-qapt is:

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

There are three methods to install gstreamer0.10-qapt 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 gstreamer0.10-qapt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer0.10-qapt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer0.10-qapt

Install gstreamer0.10-qapt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer0.10-qapt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gstreamer0.10-qapt

Install gstreamer0.10-qapt 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 gstreamer0.10-qapt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer0.10-qapt

How To Uninstall gstreamer0.10-qapt on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gstreamer0.10-qapt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gstreamer0.10-qapt

Uninstall gstreamer0.10-qapt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gstreamer0.10-qapt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gstreamer0.10-qapt

Remove gstreamer0.10-qapt Configurations and Data

To remove gstreamer0.10-qapt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer0.10-qapt

Remove gstreamer0.10-qapt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gstreamer0.10-qapt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer0.10-qapt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer0.10-qapt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.