How To Install smpeg-gtv on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install smpeg-gtv on Debian 10.
What is smpeg-gtv
smpeg-gtv is:
SMPEG (SDL MPEG Player Library) is a free MPEG1 video player library with sound support. Video playback is based on the ubiquitous Berkeley MPEG player, mpeg_play v2.2. Audio is played through a slightly modified mpegsound library, part of splay v0.8.2. SMPEG supports MPEG audio (MP3), MPEG-1 video, and MPEG system streams.
This package contains a GTK+ player called gtv.
There are three methods to install smpeg-gtv on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install smpeg-gtv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install smpeg-gtv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install smpeg-gtv
Install smpeg-gtv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install smpeg-gtv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install smpeg-gtv
Install smpeg-gtv 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 smpeg-gtv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install smpeg-gtv
How To Uninstall smpeg-gtv on Debian 10
To uninstall only the smpeg-gtv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove smpeg-gtv
Uninstall smpeg-gtv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall smpeg-gtv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove smpeg-gtv
Remove smpeg-gtv Configurations and Data
To remove smpeg-gtv configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge smpeg-gtv
Remove smpeg-gtv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove smpeg-gtv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge smpeg-gtv
Dependencies
smpeg-gtv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install smpeg-gtv package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.