How To Install gupnp-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gupnp-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gupnp-tools
gupnp-tools is:
GUPnP is an object-oriented open source framework for creating UPnP devices and control points, written in C using GObject and libsoup. The GUPnP API is intended to be easy to use, efficient and flexible.
GUPnP Tools are free replacements of Intel UPnP tools that use GUPnP. They provides the following client and server side tools which enable one to easily test and debug one’s UPnP devices and control points:
- Universal Control Point: a tool that enables one to discover UPnP devices and services, retrieve information about them, subscribe to events and invoke actions.
- Network Light: a virtual light bulb that allows control points to switch it on and off, change its dimming level and query its current status.
- AV Control Point: a simple media player UI that enables one to discover and play multimedia content available on the network.
- MediaServer upload: upload files to MediaServers
- Upload: a simple commandline utility that uploads files to known MediaServers. Use Universal Control Point for discovering the MediaServers.
There are three methods to install gupnp-tools 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 gupnp-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gupnp-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gupnp-tools
Install gupnp-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gupnp-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gupnp-tools
Install gupnp-tools 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 gupnp-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gupnp-tools
How To Uninstall gupnp-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gupnp-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gupnp-tools
Uninstall gupnp-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gupnp-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gupnp-tools
Remove gupnp-tools Configurations and Data
To remove gupnp-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gupnp-tools
Remove gupnp-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gupnp-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gupnp-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gupnp-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
