How To Install mythgallery on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mythgallery on Ubuntu 18.04. mythgallery is Image gallery/slideshow add-on module for MythTV

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mythgallery on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mythgallery

mythgallery is:

MythGallery allows you to visually browse a directory tree containing image files. It can display any image file format supported by Qt, and supports image rotation and simple slideshows.

There are three methods to install mythgallery 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 mythgallery Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mythgallery

Install mythgallery Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mythgallery using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mythgallery

Install mythgallery 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 mythgallery using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mythgallery

How To Uninstall mythgallery on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mythgallery package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mythgallery

Uninstall mythgallery And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mythgallery

Remove mythgallery Configurations and Data

To remove mythgallery configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mythgallery

Remove mythgallery configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mythgallery

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Summary

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