How To Install libtheora-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtheora-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtheora-bin
libtheora-bin is:
Theora is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and-royalty-free, general-purpose compressed video format.
This package contains a reference implementation of an encoder and a decoder.
There are three methods to install libtheora-bin 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 libtheora-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtheora-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtheora-bin
Install libtheora-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtheora-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtheora-bin
Install libtheora-bin 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 libtheora-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtheora-bin
How To Uninstall libtheora-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtheora-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtheora-bin
Uninstall libtheora-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtheora-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtheora-bin
Remove libtheora-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libtheora-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtheora-bin
Remove libtheora-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtheora-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtheora-bin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtheora-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
