How To Install libgmerlin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmerlin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libgmerlin-dev is core library for gmerlin - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmerlin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgmerlin-dev

libgmerlin-dev 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 files needed to compile and statically link against libgmerlin.

There are three methods to install libgmerlin-dev 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgmerlin-dev

Install libgmerlin-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgmerlin-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgmerlin-dev

Install libgmerlin-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgmerlin-dev

How To Uninstall libgmerlin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgmerlin-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgmerlin-dev

Uninstall libgmerlin-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgmerlin-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmerlin-dev

Remove libgmerlin-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgmerlin-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgmerlin-dev

Remove libgmerlin-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgmerlin-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmerlin-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmerlin-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.