How To Install libgmerlin0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmerlin0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgmerlin0
libgmerlin0 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 run a program compiled using libgmerlin.
There are three methods to install libgmerlin0 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 libgmerlin0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmerlin0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmerlin0
Install libgmerlin0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmerlin0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmerlin0
Install libgmerlin0 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 libgmerlin0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmerlin0
How To Uninstall libgmerlin0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgmerlin0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmerlin0
Uninstall libgmerlin0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmerlin0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmerlin0
Remove libgmerlin0 Configurations and Data
To remove libgmerlin0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmerlin0
Remove libgmerlin0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmerlin0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmerlin0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmerlin0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
