How To Install libsubtitles-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsubtitles-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libsubtitles-perl is utilities to fix subtitles timing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsubtitles-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsubtitles-perl

libsubtitles-perl is:

Movie files can be viewed with subtitles, which are currently very popular as text files. This module provides means for simple loading, re-timing, and storing these subtitle files.

The module supports srt, sub, smi subtitle formats.

A command-line tool `subs’ for manipulation of subtitles files is included in this package.

There are three methods to install libsubtitles-perl 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 libsubtitles-perl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsubtitles-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsubtitles-perl

Install libsubtitles-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsubtitles-perl

Install libsubtitles-perl 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 libsubtitles-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsubtitles-perl

How To Uninstall libsubtitles-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsubtitles-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsubtitles-perl

Uninstall libsubtitles-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsubtitles-perl

Remove libsubtitles-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsubtitles-perl

Remove libsubtitles-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsubtitles-perl

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Summary

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