How To Install libdvd-pkg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvd-pkg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdvd-pkg
libdvd-pkg is:
This package provides libraries that are needed for playing video DVDs with a media player (such as VLC, SMplayer, Totem, etc.). It automates the process of downloading source files, compiling them, and installing the binary packages.
There are three methods to install libdvd-pkg 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 libdvd-pkg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdvd-pkg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdvd-pkg
Install libdvd-pkg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdvd-pkg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdvd-pkg
Install libdvd-pkg 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 libdvd-pkg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdvd-pkg
How To Uninstall libdvd-pkg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdvd-pkg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdvd-pkg
Uninstall libdvd-pkg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdvd-pkg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdvd-pkg
Remove libdvd-pkg Configurations and Data
To remove libdvd-pkg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdvd-pkg
Remove libdvd-pkg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdvd-pkg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdvd-pkg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvd-pkg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
