How To Install libdvdnav4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvdnav4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdvdnav4
libdvdnav4 is:
libdvdnav is a DVD navigation library, which provides an interface to the advanced features of DVDs, like menus and navigation. It contains the VM and other parts useful for writing DVD players. It’s based on Ogle, but was modified to be used by xine and mplayer.
There are three methods to install libdvdnav4 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 libdvdnav4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdvdnav4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdvdnav4
Install libdvdnav4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdvdnav4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdvdnav4
Install libdvdnav4 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 libdvdnav4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdvdnav4
How To Uninstall libdvdnav4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdvdnav4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdvdnav4
Uninstall libdvdnav4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdvdnav4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdvdnav4
Remove libdvdnav4 Configurations and Data
To remove libdvdnav4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdvdnav4
Remove libdvdnav4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdvdnav4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdvdnav4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvdnav4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
