How To Install qmmp-plugin-projectm on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qmmp-plugin-projectm on Debian 9.
What is qmmp-plugin-projectm
qmmp-plugin-projectm is:
Qmmp is feature-rich audio player with support of many formats. It is written in Qt.
See ‘qmmp’ package for full description.
This package contains projectM visualization plugin for qmmp.
There are three methods to install qmmp-plugin-projectm 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 qmmp-plugin-projectm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qmmp-plugin-projectm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qmmp-plugin-projectm
Install qmmp-plugin-projectm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qmmp-plugin-projectm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qmmp-plugin-projectm
Install qmmp-plugin-projectm 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 qmmp-plugin-projectm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qmmp-plugin-projectm
How To Uninstall qmmp-plugin-projectm on Debian 9
To uninstall only the qmmp-plugin-projectm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qmmp-plugin-projectm
Uninstall qmmp-plugin-projectm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qmmp-plugin-projectm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qmmp-plugin-projectm
Remove qmmp-plugin-projectm Configurations and Data
To remove qmmp-plugin-projectm configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qmmp-plugin-projectm
Remove qmmp-plugin-projectm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qmmp-plugin-projectm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qmmp-plugin-projectm
Dependencies
qmmp-plugin-projectm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qmmp-plugin-projectm package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.