How To Install libxine2-vdr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxine2-vdr on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxine2-vdr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
