How To Install mplayer2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mplayer2 on Debian 9.
What is mplayer2
mplayer2 is:
This is a transitional dummy package to get upgrading systems to install the mpv package. It can safely be removed once no other package depends on it.
There are three methods to install mplayer2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mplayer2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mplayer2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mplayer2
Install mplayer2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mplayer2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mplayer2
Install mplayer2 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 mplayer2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mplayer2
How To Uninstall mplayer2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mplayer2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mplayer2
Uninstall mplayer2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mplayer2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mplayer2
Remove mplayer2 Configurations and Data
To remove mplayer2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mplayer2
Remove mplayer2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mplayer2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mplayer2
Dependencies
mplayer2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mplayer2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.