How To Install rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist on Ubuntu 18.04. rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist is zeitgeist plugin for rhythmbox music player

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist

rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist is:

Rhythmbox is a very easy to use music playing and management program which supports a wide range of audio formats (including mp3 and ogg). Originally inspired by Apple’s iTunes, the current version also supports Internet Radio, iPod integration and generic portable audio player support, Audio CD burning, Audio CD playback, music sharing, and Podcasts.

This package contains the zeitgeist logging plugin.

There are three methods to install rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist 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 rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist

Install rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist

Install rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist 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 rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist

How To Uninstall rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist

Uninstall rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist

Remove rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist Configurations and Data

To remove rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist

Remove rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.