How To Install libvisual-projectm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvisual-projectm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvisual-projectm
libvisual-projectm is:
projectM is an iterative music visualization library which uses OpenGL for hardware acceleration. It is compatible with Milkdrop presets.
This package contains a module for libvisual enabling support for projectM.
There are three methods to install libvisual-projectm 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 libvisual-projectm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvisual-projectm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvisual-projectm
Install libvisual-projectm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvisual-projectm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvisual-projectm
Install libvisual-projectm 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 libvisual-projectm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvisual-projectm
How To Uninstall libvisual-projectm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvisual-projectm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvisual-projectm
Uninstall libvisual-projectm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvisual-projectm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvisual-projectm
Remove libvisual-projectm Configurations and Data
To remove libvisual-projectm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvisual-projectm
Remove libvisual-projectm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvisual-projectm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvisual-projectm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvisual-projectm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
