How To Install libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0
libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 is:
The mjpeg programs are a set of tools that can do recording of videos and playback, simple cut-and-paste editing and the MPEG compression of audio and video under Linux.
This package contains the shared mpeg2encpp library.
There are three methods to install libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 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 libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0
Install libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0
Install libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 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 libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0
How To Uninstall libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0
Uninstall libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0
Remove libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0
Remove libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
