How To Install libxineliboutput-fbfe on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxineliboutput-fbfe on Ubuntu 18.04. libxineliboutput-fbfe is Local framebuffer frontend for the xineliboutput plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxineliboutput-fbfe on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libxineliboutput-fbfe

libxineliboutput-fbfe is:

The xineliboutput vdr plugin requires this library to provide the built-in local frontend for framebuffer devices.

There are three methods to install libxineliboutput-fbfe 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 libxineliboutput-fbfe Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxineliboutput-fbfe

Install libxineliboutput-fbfe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxineliboutput-fbfe

Install libxineliboutput-fbfe 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 libxineliboutput-fbfe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxineliboutput-fbfe

How To Uninstall libxineliboutput-fbfe on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libxineliboutput-fbfe package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxineliboutput-fbfe

Uninstall libxineliboutput-fbfe And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxineliboutput-fbfe

Remove libxineliboutput-fbfe Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxineliboutput-fbfe

Remove libxineliboutput-fbfe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxineliboutput-fbfe

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Summary

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