How To Install roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst
roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst is:
RoarAudio PlayList Daemon is a audio player backend daemon handling playlists. It stores playlists and plays files using RoarAudio as audio backend.
The daemon can be controlled using a simple protocol. It can listen on UNIX and TCP sockets.
File formats and codecs not supported by RoarAudio can be handled by using a helper program.
This helper script is used for roarplaylistd to play additional codecs (GStreamer version).
There are three methods to install roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst 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 roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst
Install roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst
Install roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst 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 roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst
How To Uninstall roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst
Uninstall roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst And Its Dependencies
To uninstall roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst
Remove roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst Configurations and Data
To remove roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst
Remove roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install roarplaylistd-codechelper-gst package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
