How To Install parole on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install parole on Debian 9. parole is media player based on GStreamer framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install parole on Debian 9.

What is parole

parole is:

Parole is a media player for the Xfce desktop environment, written using the GStreamer framework.

Parole features playback of local media files, including video with subtitles support, DVD/CD and live streams; it is also extensible via plugins.

This package contains Parole media player.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install parole

Install parole Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install parole

Install parole 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 parole using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install parole

How To Uninstall parole on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove parole

Uninstall parole And Its Dependencies

To uninstall parole and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove parole

Remove parole Configurations and Data

To remove parole configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge parole

Remove parole configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge parole

Dependencies

parole have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install parole package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.