How To Install mpdris2 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mpdris2 on Debian 11.
What is mpdris2
mpdris2 is:
mpDris2 is an implementation of the MPRIS2 media player interface as a client for MPD, allowing MPRIS2 clients to control MPD and observe its track changes via a standard D-Bus interface.
It can also respond to multimedia keys if running under GNOME, and send track-change notifications if gir1.2-notify-0.7 is installed.
There are three methods to install mpdris2 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mpdris2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mpdris2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mpdris2
Install mpdris2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mpdris2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mpdris2
Install mpdris2 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 mpdris2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mpdris2
How To Uninstall mpdris2 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the mpdris2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mpdris2
Uninstall mpdris2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mpdris2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mpdris2
Remove mpdris2 Configurations and Data
To remove mpdris2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mpdris2
Remove mpdris2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mpdris2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mpdris2
Dependencies
mpdris2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mpdris2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.