How To Install libgmerlin-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmerlin-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgmerlin-common
libgmerlin-common is:
Gmerlin is a multiformat media player with tree-like virtual directory structure, where you can save your files, webstreams or whatever. It handles even large media collections gracefully. Hardware devices appear also in the tree so you can open Audio-CDs, (S)VCDs, DVDs and DVB-broadcasts.
This package contains the common files needed by libgmerlin.
There are three methods to install libgmerlin-common 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-common 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-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmerlin-common
Install libgmerlin-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmerlin-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmerlin-common
Install libgmerlin-common 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-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmerlin-common
How To Uninstall libgmerlin-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgmerlin-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmerlin-common
Uninstall libgmerlin-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmerlin-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmerlin-common
Remove libgmerlin-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgmerlin-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmerlin-common
Remove libgmerlin-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmerlin-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmerlin-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmerlin-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
