How To Install rygel-preferences on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rygel-preferences on Debian 11.
What is rygel-preferences
rygel-preferences is:
Rygel is a home media solution that allows you to easily share audio, video and pictures, and control of media player on your home network. In technical terms it is both a UPnP AV MediaServer and MediaRenderer implemented through a plug-in mechanism. Interoperability with other devices in the market is achieved by conformance to very strict requirements of DLNA and on the fly conversion of media to format that client devices are capable of handling.
This package provides a graphical tool to configure Rygel and set custom preferences. Normally you’d configure your sharing preferences with GNOME Control Center and not need this tool.
There are three methods to install rygel-preferences on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rygel-preferences Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rygel-preferences using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rygel-preferences
Install rygel-preferences Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rygel-preferences using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rygel-preferences
Install rygel-preferences 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 rygel-preferences using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rygel-preferences
How To Uninstall rygel-preferences on Debian 11
To uninstall only the rygel-preferences package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rygel-preferences
Uninstall rygel-preferences And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rygel-preferences and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rygel-preferences
Remove rygel-preferences Configurations and Data
To remove rygel-preferences configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rygel-preferences
Remove rygel-preferences configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rygel-preferences configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rygel-preferences
Dependencies
rygel-preferences have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rygel-preferences package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.