How To Install libgstreamermm-1.0-1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstreamermm-1.0-1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgstreamermm-1.0-1
libgstreamermm-1.0-1 is:
GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. GStreamermm is a C++ wrapper library for the multimedia library GStreamer. It is designed to allow C++ development of applications that work with multi-media.
This package contains the shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libgstreamermm-1.0-1 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 libgstreamermm-1.0-1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgstreamermm-1.0-1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgstreamermm-1.0-1
Install libgstreamermm-1.0-1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgstreamermm-1.0-1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgstreamermm-1.0-1
Install libgstreamermm-1.0-1 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 libgstreamermm-1.0-1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgstreamermm-1.0-1
How To Uninstall libgstreamermm-1.0-1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgstreamermm-1.0-1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgstreamermm-1.0-1
Uninstall libgstreamermm-1.0-1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgstreamermm-1.0-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgstreamermm-1.0-1
Remove libgstreamermm-1.0-1 Configurations and Data
To remove libgstreamermm-1.0-1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgstreamermm-1.0-1
Remove libgstreamermm-1.0-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgstreamermm-1.0-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgstreamermm-1.0-1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstreamermm-1.0-1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
