How To Install mediaconch-gui on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mediaconch-gui on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mediaconch-gui
mediaconch-gui is:
MediaConch is an extensible, open source software project consisting of an implementation checker, policy checker, reporter, and fixer that targets preservation-level audiovisual files (specifically Matroska, Linear Pulse Code Modulation (LPCM) and FF Video Codec 1 (FFV1)) for use in memory institutions, providing detailed and batch-level conformance checking via an adaptable and flexible application program interface accessible by the command line, a graphical user interface, or a web-based shell.
This package contains the GUI application.
There are three methods to install mediaconch-gui 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 mediaconch-gui Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mediaconch-gui using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mediaconch-gui
Install mediaconch-gui Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mediaconch-gui using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mediaconch-gui
Install mediaconch-gui 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 mediaconch-gui using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mediaconch-gui
How To Uninstall mediaconch-gui on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mediaconch-gui package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mediaconch-gui
Uninstall mediaconch-gui And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mediaconch-gui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mediaconch-gui
Remove mediaconch-gui Configurations and Data
To remove mediaconch-gui configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mediaconch-gui
Remove mediaconch-gui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mediaconch-gui configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mediaconch-gui
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mediaconch-gui package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
