How To Install python-libmimic on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libmimic on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-libmimic
python-libmimic is:
libmimic is an open source video decoding library for decoding Mimic V2.x- encoded content (fourCC: ML20), which is the encoding used by MSN Messenger for webcam conversations.
This package provides bindings for the Python language.
There are three methods to install python-libmimic 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 python-libmimic Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libmimic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-libmimic
Install python-libmimic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libmimic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-libmimic
Install python-libmimic 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 python-libmimic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-libmimic
How To Uninstall python-libmimic on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-libmimic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-libmimic
Uninstall python-libmimic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-libmimic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libmimic
Remove python-libmimic Configurations and Data
To remove python-libmimic configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-libmimic
Remove python-libmimic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-libmimic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libmimic
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libmimic package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
