How To Install regionset on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install regionset on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is regionset
regionset is:
Regionset is a small utility which displays and sets the region/zone setting of a DVD drive, allowing it to decrypt the DVD’s sold in this geographical zone. Hardware vendors often limit the number of such modifications, but it is necessary to set it at least once with a brand new drive.
URL: http://linvdr.org/projects/regionset/
There are three methods to install regionset 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 regionset Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install regionset using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install regionset
Install regionset Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install regionset using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install regionset
Install regionset 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 regionset using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install regionset
How To Uninstall regionset on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the regionset package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove regionset
Uninstall regionset And Its Dependencies
To uninstall regionset and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove regionset
Remove regionset Configurations and Data
To remove regionset configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge regionset
Remove regionset configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove regionset configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge regionset
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install regionset package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
