How To Install nicovideo-dl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nicovideo-dl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nicovideo-dl
nicovideo-dl is:
Small command-line program to download videos from www.nicovideo.jp. Command-line syntax is similar to youtube-dl.
There are three methods to install nicovideo-dl 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 nicovideo-dl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nicovideo-dl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nicovideo-dl
Install nicovideo-dl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nicovideo-dl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nicovideo-dl
Install nicovideo-dl 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 nicovideo-dl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nicovideo-dl
How To Uninstall nicovideo-dl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nicovideo-dl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nicovideo-dl
Uninstall nicovideo-dl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nicovideo-dl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nicovideo-dl
Remove nicovideo-dl Configurations and Data
To remove nicovideo-dl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nicovideo-dl
Remove nicovideo-dl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nicovideo-dl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nicovideo-dl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nicovideo-dl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
