How To Install libxine2-vdr on Debian 10

Learn how to install libxine2-vdr on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libxine2-vdr is VDR-related plugins for libxine2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxine2-vdr on Debian 10.

What is libxine2-vdr

libxine2-vdr is:

This package contains plugins for the xine video/media player engine, which require vdr to be of use.

If you want to use vdr together with any xine front end, you need this package.

There are three methods to install libxine2-vdr on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libxine2-vdr Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxine2-vdr using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxine2-vdr

Install libxine2-vdr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxine2-vdr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxine2-vdr

Install libxine2-vdr 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libxine2-vdr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxine2-vdr

How To Uninstall libxine2-vdr on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libxine2-vdr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxine2-vdr

Uninstall libxine2-vdr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxine2-vdr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxine2-vdr

Remove libxine2-vdr Configurations and Data

To remove libxine2-vdr configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxine2-vdr

Remove libxine2-vdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxine2-vdr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxine2-vdr

Dependencies

libxine2-vdr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxine2-vdr package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.