How To Install nautilus-extension-brasero on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nautilus-extension-brasero on Ubuntu 18.04. nautilus-extension-brasero is CD/DVD burning integration for Nautilus

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nautilus-extension-brasero on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is nautilus-extension-brasero

nautilus-extension-brasero is:

Brasero is a simple application to burn, copy and erase CD and DVD media: audio, video or data. It features among other things:

  • On-the-fly burning
  • Multisession support
  • On-the-fly conversion of music playlists in all formats supported by GStreamer

This package contains the extension for Nautilus, the GNOME Files app.

There are three methods to install nautilus-extension-brasero 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 nautilus-extension-brasero Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nautilus-extension-brasero

Install nautilus-extension-brasero Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nautilus-extension-brasero using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nautilus-extension-brasero

Install nautilus-extension-brasero 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 nautilus-extension-brasero using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nautilus-extension-brasero

How To Uninstall nautilus-extension-brasero on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the nautilus-extension-brasero package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nautilus-extension-brasero

Uninstall nautilus-extension-brasero And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nautilus-extension-brasero

Remove nautilus-extension-brasero Configurations and Data

To remove nautilus-extension-brasero configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nautilus-extension-brasero

Remove nautilus-extension-brasero configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nautilus-extension-brasero configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nautilus-extension-brasero

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Summary

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