How To Install libdvdread7 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvdread7 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libdvdread7
libdvdread7 is:
libdvdread provides the functionality that is required to access many DVDs. It parses IFO files, reads NAV-blocks, and performs CSS authentication and descrambling.
libdvdread probes for libdvdcss at runtime and if found, will use it to decrypt sections of the DVD as necessary. libdvdcss needs to be installed from third-party repositories (see README.css), it’s not included in Debian. Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install libdvdread7 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdvdread7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdvdread7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdvdread7
Install libdvdread7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdvdread7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdvdread7
Install libdvdread7 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 libdvdread7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdvdread7
How To Uninstall libdvdread7 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libdvdread7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdvdread7
Uninstall libdvdread7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdvdread7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdvdread7
Remove libdvdread7 Configurations and Data
To remove libdvdread7 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdvdread7
Remove libdvdread7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdvdread7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdvdread7
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvdread7 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.