How To Install libgmerlin-avdec-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmerlin-avdec-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgmerlin-avdec-doc
libgmerlin-avdec-doc is:
Gmerlin_avdecoder is a general purpose media decoding library. It was written as a support library for gmerlin, but it can also be used by other applications. You don’t even need gmerlin installed, only gavl.
This package provides the API documentation for Gmerlin_avdecoder.
There are three methods to install libgmerlin-avdec-doc 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 libgmerlin-avdec-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmerlin-avdec-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmerlin-avdec-doc
Install libgmerlin-avdec-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmerlin-avdec-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmerlin-avdec-doc
Install libgmerlin-avdec-doc 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 libgmerlin-avdec-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmerlin-avdec-doc
How To Uninstall libgmerlin-avdec-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgmerlin-avdec-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmerlin-avdec-doc
Uninstall libgmerlin-avdec-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmerlin-avdec-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmerlin-avdec-doc
Remove libgmerlin-avdec-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libgmerlin-avdec-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmerlin-avdec-doc
Remove libgmerlin-avdec-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmerlin-avdec-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmerlin-avdec-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmerlin-avdec-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
